#9C9CB0 Color

#9C9CB0 is rgb(156, 156, 176) in RGB and hsl(240, 11%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C9CB0

HEX#9C9CB0

RGBrgb(156, 156, 176)

HSLhsl(240, 11%, 65%)

HSVhsv(240, 11%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.029 285.6)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C9CB0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C9CB0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C9CB0 Complementary#B0B09C Analogous#9CA6B0 Analogous#A69CB0 Triadic#B09C9C Triadic#9CB09C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C9CB0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAAABB #B5B5C4 #C4C4CF #D2D2DB #E0E0E6 #EBEBEF

Shades

#82829B #6D6D88 #59596E #444455 #30303B #1E1E25

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