#B5C9C8 Color

#B5C9C8 is rgb(181, 201, 200) in RGB and hsl(177, 16%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5C9C8

HEX#B5C9C8

RGBrgb(181, 201, 200)

HSLhsl(177, 16%, 75%)

HSVhsv(177, 10%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(82% 0.022 193.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5C9C8 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 text12.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5C9C8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5C9C8 Complementary#C9B5B6 Analogous#B5C9BE Analogous#B5C0C9 Triadic#C8B5C9 Triadic#C9C8B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5C9C8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BED0CF #CAD8D8 #D3DFDE #DCE5E5 #E4ECEB #F0F4F4

Shades

#97B4B3 #7A9F9D #608583 #496563 #334746 #1E2929

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