#9B98A9 Color

#9B98A9 is rgb(155, 152, 169) in RGB and hsl(251, 9%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B98A9

HEX#9B98A9

RGBrgb(155, 152, 169)

HSLhsl(251, 9%, 63%)

HSVhsv(251, 10%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.025 293.8)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B98A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B98A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B98A9 Complementary#A6A998 Analogous#989EA9 Analogous#A498A9 Triadic#A99B98 Triadic#98A99B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B98A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9A6B5 #B6B4C0 #C4C2CC #D1D0D8 #DFDEE3 #ECECEF

Shades

#868297 #6F6B80 #5B586A #464351 #32313A #1D1C21

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