#9C9CB4 Color

#9C9CB4 is rgb(156, 156, 180) in RGB and hsl(240, 14%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C9CB4

HEX#9C9CB4

RGBrgb(156, 156, 180)

HSLhsl(240, 14%, 66%)

HSVhsv(240, 13%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.035 285.5)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C9CB4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C9CB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C9CB4 Complementary#B4B49C Analogous#9CA8B4 Analogous#A89CB4 Triadic#B49C9C Triadic#9CB49C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C9CB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ABABBF #B6B6C8 #C5C5D3 #D0D0DC #DFDFE7 #EBEBF0

Shades

#8282A1 #69698C #565671 #44445A #303040 #1D1D26

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