#B5C3C9 Color

#B5C3C9 is rgb(181, 195, 201) in RGB and hsl(198, 16%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5C3C9

HEX#B5C3C9

RGBrgb(181, 195, 201)

HSLhsl(198, 16%, 75%)

HSVhsv(198, 10%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.018 225.2)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5C3C9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5C3C9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5C3C9 Complementary#C9BBB5 Analogous#B5C9C5 Analogous#B5B9C9 Triadic#C9B5C3 Triadic#C3C9B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5C3C9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BECAD0 #CAD4D8 #D3DBDF #DCE2E5 #E4EAEC #F0F3F4

Shades

#97ABB4 #7A949F #607A85 #495C65 #334147 #1E2629

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