#9C97A5 Color

#9C97A5 is rgb(156, 151, 165) in RGB and hsl(261, 7%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C97A5

HEX#9C97A5

RGBrgb(156, 151, 165)

HSLhsl(261, 7%, 62%)

HSVhsv(261, 8%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.021 302)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C97A5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C97A5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C97A5 Complementary#A0A597 Analogous#9799A5 Analogous#A397A5 Triadic#A59C97 Triadic#97A59C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C97A5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9A5B1 #B6B3BD #C3C0C8 #D3D1D7 #E0DEE3 #EDECEE

Shades

#878192 #706B7B #5C5865 #48454F #343239 #1E1C21

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