#B5C9B9 Color

#B5C9B9 is rgb(181, 201, 185) in RGB and hsl(132, 16%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5C9B9

HEX#B5C9B9

RGBrgb(181, 201, 185)

HSLhsl(132, 16%, 75%)

HSVhsv(132, 10%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.031 151.4)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5C9B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5C9B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5C9B9 Complementary#C9B5C5 Analogous#BBC9B5 Analogous#B5C9C3 Triadic#B9B5C9 Triadic#C9B9B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5C9B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BED0C2 #CAD8CD #D3DFD5 #DCE5DD #E4ECE6 #F0F4F1

Shades

#97B49D #7A9F81 #608568 #49654E #334737 #1E2920

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