#9497AD Color

#9497AD is rgb(148, 151, 173) in RGB and hsl(233, 13%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9497AD

HEX#9497AD

RGBrgb(148, 151, 173)

HSLhsl(233, 13%, 63%)

HSVhsv(233, 14%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.032 279.4)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9497AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9497AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9497AD Complementary#ADAA94 Analogous#94A4AD Analogous#9E94AD Triadic#AD9497 Triadic#97AD94

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9497AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A3A5B8 #B1B3C3 #C0C1CE #CECFD9 #DCDDE4 #EBEBEF

Shades

#7D819B #666A85 #54576D #404354 #2F303D #1B1C23

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