#B5BD9E Color

#B5BD9E is rgb(181, 189, 158) in RGB and hsl(75, 19%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5BD9E

HEX#B5BD9E

RGBrgb(181, 189, 158)

HSLhsl(75, 19%, 68%)

HSVhsv(75, 16%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.044 119.2)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5BD9E 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 text10.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5BD9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5BD9E Complementary#A69EBD Analogous#BDB59E Analogous#A6BD9E Triadic#9EB5BD Triadic#BD9EB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5BD9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEC5AA #CACFB9 #D3D8C5 #DCE0D1 #E6E8DE #F1F3ED

Shades

#A0AA83 #8C9867 #727C55 #575E40 #3D432D #24271B

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