#B5BCA9 Color

#B5BCA9 is rgb(181, 188, 169) in RGB and hsl(82, 12%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5BCA9

HEX#B5BCA9

RGBrgb(181, 188, 169)

HSLhsl(82, 12%, 70%)

HSVhsv(82, 10%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.027 123.5)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5BCA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5BCA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5BCA9 Complementary#B0A9BC Analogous#BCB9A9 Analogous#ACBCA9 Triadic#A9B5BC Triadic#BCA9B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5BCA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFC5B5 #C9CEC0 #D3D7CC #DCE0D7 #E6E9E2 #F0F2EE

Shades

#9FA790 #869173 #6F785E #545B48 #3D4234 #22251D

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