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#B5C0B3 Irish Moor

#B5C0B3 is a light gray named Irish Moor. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 75.3% green and 70.2% blue (rgb(181, 192, 179)). Its HSL value is 111° hue, 9% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. #B5C0B3 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.16:1.

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Variations of #B5C0B3

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B5C0B3 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B5C0B3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B5C0B3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BFBCB4
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1BEB2
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEBEB3
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFBCB4
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCBEB3
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4BFBC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B5C0B7
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBEBA

#B5C0B3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#B5C0B3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.16:1 Very good#B5C0B3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B5C0B3 in CSS

/* Irish Moor */
.color { color: #B5C0B3; }
.background { background-color: #B5C0B3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B5C0B3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 192 179);
color: hsl(111 9% 73%);
color: oklch(0.796 0.022 140.9);

#B5C0B3 FAQ

What color is #B5C0B3?

#B5C0B3 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B5C0B3?

#B5C0B3 is rgb(181, 192, 179) in RGB, hsl(111, 9%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B5C0B3?

The complementary color of #B5C0B3 is #BEB3C0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B5C0B3?

Black text has the best contrast on #B5C0B3: 11.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B5C0B3 a warm or cool color?

#B5C0B3 is a neutral color.