#9C9EAB Color

#9C9EAB is rgb(156, 158, 171) in RGB and hsl(232, 8%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C9EAB

HEX#9C9EAB

RGBrgb(156, 158, 171)

HSLhsl(232, 8%, 64%)

HSVhsv(232, 9%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.019 278.9)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C9EAB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C9EAB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C9EAB Complementary#ABA99C Analogous#9CA5AB Analogous#A19CAB Triadic#AB9C9E Triadic#9EAB9C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C9EAB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAABB6 #B7B9C2 #C5C6CE #D0D1D7 #DEDFE3 #ECECEF

Shades

#838695 #6E7181 #595B69 #464853 #31323A #1E1F24

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