#B5C9BA Color

#B5C9BA is rgb(181, 201, 186) in RGB and hsl(135, 16%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5C9BA

HEX#B5C9BA

RGBrgb(181, 201, 186)

HSLhsl(135, 16%, 75%)

HSVhsv(135, 10%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.03 153.2)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5C9BA 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 text12.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5C9BA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5C9BA Complementary#C9B5C4 Analogous#BAC9B5 Analogous#B5C9C4 Triadic#BAB5C9 Triadic#C9BAB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5C9BA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BED0C2 #CAD8CD #D3DFD6 #DCE5DE #E4ECE6 #F0F4F1

Shades

#97B49F #7A9F83 #60856A #496550 #334738 #1E2921

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