#9CA3A5 Color

#9CA3A5 is rgb(156, 163, 165) in RGB and hsl(193, 5%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA3A5

HEX#9CA3A5

RGBrgb(156, 163, 165)

HSLhsl(193, 5%, 63%)

HSVhsv(193, 5%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(71% 0.009 216.6)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA3A5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA3A5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA3A5 Complementary#A59E9C Analogous#9CA5A3 Analogous#9C9FA5 Triadic#A59CA3 Triadic#A3A59C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA3A5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9B0B1 #B7BCBE #C4C8CA #D1D5D6 #DFE1E2 #ECEEEE

Shades

#879092 #6F797B #5C6466 #464C4E #333738 #1D1F20

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