#B5C9BD Color

#B5C9BD is rgb(181, 201, 189) in RGB and hsl(144, 16%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5C9BD

HEX#B5C9BD

RGBrgb(181, 201, 189)

HSLhsl(144, 16%, 75%)

HSVhsv(144, 10%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.027 159.4)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5C9BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5C9BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5C9BD Complementary#C9B5C1 Analogous#B7C9B5 Analogous#B5C9C7 Triadic#BDB5C9 Triadic#C9BDB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5C9BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BED0C5 #CAD8D0 #D3DFD8 #DCE5DF #E4ECE7 #F0F4F2

Shades

#97B4A3 #7A9F89 #60856F #496554 #33473B #1E2923

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