#9CA0A0 Color

#9CA0A0 is rgb(156, 160, 160) in RGB and hsl(180, 2%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA0A0

HEX#9CA0A0

RGBrgb(156, 160, 160)

HSLhsl(180, 2%, 62%)

HSVhsv(180, 2%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.005 197.1)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA0A0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA0A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA0A0 Complementary#A09C9C Analogous#9CA09E Analogous#9C9EA0 Triadic#A09CA0 Triadic#A0A09C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA0A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9ADAD #B6B9B9 #C3C6C6 #D3D5D5 #E0E1E1 #EDEEEE

Shades

#878C8C #707575 #5C6060 #484B4B #343737 #1E1F1F

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