#B5C9C5 Color

#B5C9C5 is rgb(181, 201, 197) in RGB and hsl(168, 16%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5C9C5

HEX#B5C9C5

RGBrgb(181, 201, 197)

HSLhsl(168, 16%, 75%)

HSVhsv(168, 10%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(82% 0.022 182.4)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5C9C5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5C9C5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5C9C5 Complementary#C9B5B9 Analogous#B5C9BB Analogous#B5C3C9 Triadic#C5B5C9 Triadic#C9C5B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5C9C5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BED0CC #CAD8D6 #D3DFDC #DCE5E3 #E4ECEA #F0F4F3

Shades

#97B4AE #7A9F97 #60857E #49655F #334743 #1E2927

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