#9C9A96 Color

#9C9A96 is rgb(156, 154, 150) in RGB and hsl(40, 3%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C9A96

HEX#9C9A96

RGBrgb(156, 154, 150)

HSLhsl(40, 3%, 60%)

HSVhsv(40, 4%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.006 84.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C9A96 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C9A96 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C9A96 Complementary#96989C Analogous#9C9796 Analogous#9B9C96 Triadic#969C9A Triadic#9A969C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C9A96, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8A7A3 #B7B6B3 #C4C2C0 #D2D2D0 #DFDEDD #EEEDED

Shades

#888681 #74716D #5F5D59 #4A4845 #353431 #201F1E

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