#9CA59C Color

#9CA59C is rgb(156, 165, 156) in RGB and hsl(120, 5%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA59C

HEX#9CA59C

RGBrgb(156, 165, 156)

HSLhsl(120, 5%, 63%)

HSVhsv(120, 5%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.016 145.4)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA59C 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 text8.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA59C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA59C Complementary#A59CA5 Analogous#A1A59C Analogous#9CA5A1 Triadic#9C9CA5 Triadic#A59C9C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA59C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9B1A9 #B7BEB7 #C4CAC4 #D1D6D1 #DFE2DF #ECEEEC

Shades

#879287 #6F7B6F #5C665C #464E46 #333833 #1D201D

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