#9C9DAB Color

#9C9DAB is rgb(156, 157, 171) in RGB and hsl(236, 8%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C9DAB

HEX#9C9DAB

RGBrgb(156, 157, 171)

HSLhsl(236, 8%, 64%)

HSVhsv(236, 9%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.02 282.6)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C9DAB 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 text7.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C9DAB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C9DAB Complementary#ABAA9C Analogous#9CA4AB Analogous#A29CAB Triadic#AB9C9D Triadic#9DAB9C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C9DAB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAAAB6 #B7B8C2 #C5C6CE #D0D1D7 #DEDEE3 #ECECEF

Shades

#838495 #6E7081 #595A69 #464753 #31323A #1E1F24

Use #9C9DAB in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex