#9B8AA8 Color

#9B8AA8 is rgb(155, 138, 168) in RGB and hsl(274, 15%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B8AA8

HEX#9B8AA8

RGBrgb(155, 138, 168)

HSLhsl(274, 15%, 60%)

HSVhsv(274, 18%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.048 310.5)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 18%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B8AA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.18:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B8AA8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B8AA8 Complementary#97A88A Analogous#8C8AA8 Analogous#A88AA6 Triadic#A89B8A Triadic#8AA89B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B8AA8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A898B3 #B7AAC0 #C3B9CB #D2CAD8 #DFD9E3 #EEEAF0

Shades

#877297 #725F81 #5E4E6A #493D52 #342B3B #1F1A23

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