#9C9CA5 Color

#9C9CA5 is rgb(156, 156, 165) in RGB and hsl(240, 5%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C9CA5

HEX#9C9CA5

RGBrgb(156, 156, 165)

HSLhsl(240, 5%, 63%)

HSVhsv(240, 5%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.013 286.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C9CA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C9CA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C9CA5 Complementary#A5A59C Analogous#9CA1A5 Analogous#A19CA5 Triadic#A59C9C Triadic#9CA59C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C9CA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9A9B1 #B7B7BE #C4C4CA #D1D1D6 #DFDFE2 #ECECEE

Shades

#878792 #6F6F7B #5C5C66 #46464E #333338 #1D1D20

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