#9BA5B5 Color

#9BA5B5 is rgb(155, 165, 181) in RGB and hsl(217, 15%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9BA5B5

HEX#9BA5B5

RGBrgb(155, 165, 181)

HSLhsl(217, 15%, 66%)

HSVhsv(217, 14%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.026 259.8)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9BA5B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9BA5B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9BA5B5 Complementary#B5AB9B Analogous#9BB2B5 Analogous#9E9BB5 Triadic#B59BA5 Triadic#A5B59B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9BA5B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAB2C0 #B6BDC9 #C4CAD4 #D0D5DC #DFE2E7 #EAEDF0

Shades

#818EA2 #68768D #556072 #434C5B #303641 #1C2026

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