#9C8CA1 Color

#9C8CA1 is rgb(156, 140, 161) in RGB and hsl(286, 10%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C8CA1

HEX#9C8CA1

RGBrgb(156, 140, 161)

HSLhsl(286, 10%, 59%)

HSVhsv(286, 13%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.036 318.1)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 13%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C8CA1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C8CA1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C8CA1 Complementary#91A18C Analogous#928CA1 Analogous#A18C9B Triadic#A19C8C Triadic#8CA19C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C8CA1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AB9DAF #B7ABBA #C5BCC8 #D1CAD3 #E0DBE1 #ECE9ED

Shades

#89768F #736379 #5E5062 #4B404F #362E38 #201C22

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