#9BB5AD Color

#9BB5AD is rgb(155, 181, 173) in RGB and hsl(162, 15%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9BB5AD

HEX#9BB5AD

RGBrgb(155, 181, 173)

HSLhsl(162, 15%, 66%)

HSVhsv(162, 14%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.031 174.9)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 4%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9BB5AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9BB5AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9BB5AD Complementary#B59BA3 Analogous#9BB5A0 Analogous#9BB0B5 Triadic#AE9BB5 Triadic#B5AE9B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9BB5AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAC0B9 #B6C9C3 #C4D4CF #D0DCD9 #DFE7E5 #EAF0EE

Shades

#81A298 #688D82 #557269 #435B54 #30413B #1C2623

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