#9BB5AE Color

#9BB5AE is rgb(155, 181, 174) in RGB and hsl(164, 15%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9BB5AE

HEX#9BB5AE

RGBrgb(155, 181, 174)

HSLhsl(164, 15%, 66%)

HSVhsv(164, 14%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.03 177.4)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9BB5AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.18:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9BB5AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9BB5AE Complementary#B59BA2 Analogous#9BB5A1 Analogous#9BAFB5 Triadic#AE9BB5 Triadic#B5AE9B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9BB5AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAC0BA #B6C9C4 #C4D4D0 #D0DCD9 #DFE7E5 #EAF0EE

Shades

#81A299 #688D83 #55726A #435B55 #30413C #1C2623

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