#9B8B9C Color

#9B8B9C is rgb(155, 139, 156) in RGB and hsl(296, 8%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B8B9C

HEX#9B8B9C

RGBrgb(155, 139, 156)

HSLhsl(296, 8%, 58%)

HSVhsv(296, 11%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.031 324.1)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B8B9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B8B9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B8B9C Complementary#8C9C8B Analogous#938B9C Analogous#9C8B95 Triadic#9C9B8B Triadic#8B9C9B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B8B9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AA9CAB #B5AAB6 #C4BAC4 #D2CBD2 #E0DBE1 #ECE9EC

Shades

#88758A #756576 #5F5260 #4A3F4A #342D34 #211C21

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