#B9C5A5 Color

#B9C5A5 is rgb(185, 197, 165) in RGB and hsl(83, 22%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9C5A5

HEX#B9C5A5

RGBrgb(185, 197, 165)

HSLhsl(83, 22%, 71%)

HSVhsv(83, 16%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.046 124.2)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9C5A5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9C5A5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9C5A5 Complementary#B1A5C5 Analogous#C5C2A5 Analogous#A9C5A5 Triadic#A5B9C5 Triadic#C5A5B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9C5A5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3CDB1 #CCD5BE #D6DDCA #DDE3D3 #E7EBE0 #F0F3EC

Shades

#A1B186 #8BA06A #718354 #586742 #3E482E #262C1C

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