#9B9CB5 Color

#9B9CB5 is rgb(155, 156, 181) in RGB and hsl(238, 15%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B9CB5

HEX#9B9CB5

RGBrgb(155, 156, 181)

HSLhsl(238, 15%, 66%)

HSVhsv(238, 14%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.036 283.6)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B9CB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B9CB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B9CB5 Complementary#B5B49B Analogous#9BA9B5 Analogous#A79BB5 Triadic#B59B9C Triadic#9CB59B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B9CB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAABC0 #B6B6C9 #C4C5D4 #D0D0DC #DFDFE7 #EAEBF0

Shades

#8182A2 #68698D #555672 #43445B #303041 #1C1D26

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