#9B9997 Color

#9B9997 is rgb(155, 153, 151) in RGB and hsl(30, 2%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B9997

HEX#9B9997

RGBrgb(155, 153, 151)

HSLhsl(30, 2%, 60%)

HSVhsv(30, 3%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.004 67.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B9997 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B9997 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B9997 Complementary#97999B Analogous#9B9797 Analogous#9B9B97 Triadic#979B99 Triadic#99979B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B9997, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8A6A4 #B7B5B4 #C3C2C1 #D2D1D0 #DFDEDD #EEEDED

Shades

#878582 #72706E #5E5C5A #494746 #343332 #1F1F1E

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