#9C9973 Color

#9C9973 is rgb(156, 153, 115) in RGB and hsl(56, 17%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C9973

HEX#9C9973

RGBrgb(156, 153, 115)

HSLhsl(56, 17%, 53%)

HSVhsv(56, 26%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.053 103.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C9973 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C9973 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C9973 Complementary#73759C Analogous#9C8473 Analogous#8A9C73 Triadic#739C99 Triadic#99739C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C9973, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8A685 #B7B59A #C4C2AB #D3D1C0 #DFDED2 #EEEEE7

Shades

#898761 #747253 #5F5E44 #4B4935 #363526 #212017

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