#9CA3BA Color

#9CA3BA is rgb(156, 163, 186) in RGB and hsl(226, 18%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA3BA
HEX#9CA3BA
RGBrgb(156, 163, 186)
HSLhsl(226, 18%, 67%)
HSVhsv(226, 16%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.034 272.1)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA3BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.51:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text8.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA3BA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA3BAComplementary#BAB39CAnalogous#9CB2BAAnalogous#A49CBATriadic#BA9CA3Triadic#A3BA9C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA3BA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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