#9B97A5 Color

#9B97A5 is rgb(155, 151, 165) in RGB and hsl(257, 7%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B97A5

HEX#9B97A5

RGBrgb(155, 151, 165)

HSLhsl(257, 7%, 62%)

HSVhsv(257, 8%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.021 298.9)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B97A5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B97A5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B97A5 Complementary#A1A597 Analogous#979AA5 Analogous#A297A5 Triadic#A59B97 Triadic#97A59B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B97A5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8A5B1 #B5B3BD #C3C0C8 #D2D1D7 #DFDEE3 #EDECEE

Shades

#868192 #6F6B7B #5B5865 #48454F #343239 #1E1C21

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