#9CA4A5 Color

#9CA4A5 is rgb(156, 164, 165) in RGB and hsl(187, 5%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA4A5

HEX#9CA4A5

RGBrgb(156, 164, 165)

HSLhsl(187, 5%, 63%)

HSVhsv(187, 5%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.009 205.9)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA4A5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA4A5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA4A5 Complementary#A59D9C Analogous#9CA5A2 Analogous#9CA0A5 Triadic#A59CA4 Triadic#A4A59C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA4A5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9B1B1 #B7BDBE #C4C9CA #D1D5D6 #DFE2E2 #ECEEEE

Shades

#879192 #6F7A7B #5C6566 #464D4E #333838 #1D2020

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