What color is #B5B3A5?

#B5B3A5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5B3A5?

The RGB value is 181, 179, 165: 181 red, 179 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5B3A5?

The complementary color is #A5A7B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5B3A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5B3A5 color

#B5B3A5 rgb(181, 179, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5B3A5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 70.2% green and 64.7% blue (181, 179, 165).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 10% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#B5B3A5 color codes

HEX	`#B5B3A5`
RGB	`rgb(181, 179, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 70.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 10%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 9%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.75, -1.79, 7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.75, 7.61, 103.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.967, 44.781, 42.023)`
Decimal	`11908005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5B3A5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B5B3A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5B3A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B5B3A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5b3a5; }
.text { color: #b5b3a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b3a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 179 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5b3a5, #afb5a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #B5B3A5?: #B5B3A5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5B3A5?: The RGB value is 181, 179, 165: 181 red, 179 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5B3A5?: The complementary color is #A5A7B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5B3A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.