#9C9EA5 Color

#9C9EA5 is rgb(156, 158, 165) in RGB and hsl(227, 5%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C9EA5

HEX#9C9EA5

RGBrgb(156, 158, 165)

HSLhsl(227, 5%, 63%)

HSVhsv(227, 5%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.01 273.3)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C9EA5 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 text7.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C9EA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C9EA5 Complementary#A5A39C Analogous#9CA3A5 Analogous#9F9CA5 Triadic#A59C9E Triadic#9EA59C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C9EA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9ABB1 #B7B8BE #C4C5CA #D1D2D6 #DFE0E2 #ECEDEE

Shades

#878992 #6F727B #5C5E66 #46484E #333438 #1D1E20

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