#9C8CA6 Color

#9C8CA6 is rgb(156, 140, 166) in RGB and hsl(277, 13%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C8CA6

HEX#9C8CA6

RGBrgb(156, 140, 166)

HSLhsl(277, 13%, 60%)

HSVhsv(277, 16%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.042 312.5)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C8CA6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C8CA6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C8CA6 Complementary#96A68C Analogous#8F8CA6 Analogous#A68CA3 Triadic#A69C8C Triadic#8CA69C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C8CA6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A89AB1 #B7ABBF #C4BACA #D2CBD7 #DFDAE2 #EEEBEF

Shades

#887595 #74627F #5F5068 #4A3E51 #352C3A #201B23

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