#9CA2BA Color

#9CA2BA is rgb(156, 162, 186) in RGB and hsl(228, 18%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA2BA

HEX#9CA2BA

RGBrgb(156, 162, 186)

HSLhsl(228, 18%, 67%)

HSVhsv(228, 16%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.036 274.4)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA2BA 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 #9CA2BA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA2BA Complementary#BAB49C Analogous#9CB1BA Analogous#A59CBA Triadic#BA9CA2 Triadic#A2BA9C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA2BA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8ADC2 #B7BBCD #C3C6D5 #D2D5E0 #DEE0E8 #EDEEF2

Shades

#8188A7 #666F93 #545B78 #41475D #2E3242 #1B1E27

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