#B5BFBE Color

#B5BFBE is rgb(181, 191, 190) in RGB and hsl(174, 7%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5BFBE

HEX#B5BFBE

RGBrgb(181, 191, 190)

HSLhsl(174, 7%, 73%)

HSVhsv(174, 5%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.011 189.8)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5BFBE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5BFBE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5BFBE Complementary#BFB5B6 Analogous#B5BFB9 Analogous#B5BBBF Triadic#BEB5BF Triadic#BFBEB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5BFBE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C0C8C8 #C8D0CF #D3D9D8 #DCE0E0 #E6EAE9 #EFF1F1

Shades

#9AA7A6 #7F908E #667574 #515D5C #394141 #212626

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