#9C9996 Color

#9C9996 is rgb(156, 153, 150) in RGB and hsl(30, 3%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C9996

HEX#9C9996

RGBrgb(156, 153, 150)

HSLhsl(30, 3%, 60%)

HSVhsv(30, 4%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.006 67.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C9996 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C9996 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C9996 Complementary#96999C Analogous#9C9696 Analogous#9C9C96 Triadic#969C99 Triadic#99969C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C9996, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8A6A3 #B7B5B3 #C4C2C0 #D2D1D0 #DFDEDD #EEEDED

Shades

#888581 #74706D #5F5C59 #4A4745 #353331 #201F1E

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