#B5C9C1 Color

#B5C9C1 is rgb(181, 201, 193) in RGB and hsl(156, 16%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5C9C1

HEX#B5C9C1

RGBrgb(181, 201, 193)

HSLhsl(156, 16%, 75%)

HSVhsv(156, 10%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.024 169.7)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5C9C1 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 text12.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5C9C1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5C9C1 Complementary#C9B5BD Analogous#B5C9B7 Analogous#B5C7C9 Triadic#C1B5C9 Triadic#C9C1B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5C9C1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BED0C9 #CAD8D3 #D3DFDA #DCE5E1 #E4ECE9 #F0F4F3

Shades

#97B4A9 #7A9F90 #608576 #496559 #33473F #1E2925

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