#9CA0C9 Color

#9CA0C9 is rgb(156, 160, 201) in RGB and hsl(235, 29%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA0C9

HEX#9CA0C9

RGBrgb(156, 160, 201)

HSLhsl(235, 29%, 70%)

HSVhsv(235, 22%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.06 280.4)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 20%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA0C9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA0C9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA0C9 Complementary#C9C59C Analogous#9CB6C9 Analogous#AF9CC9 Triadic#C99CA0 Triadic#A0C99C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA0C9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9ADD0 #B7B9D7 #C4C6DE #D1D3E6 #DEDFED #EBECF4

Shades

#7F84B8 #5E64A6 #4C518A #3A3E69 #2A2C4C #18192B

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