#9CA5A0 Color

#9CA5A0 is rgb(156, 165, 160) in RGB and hsl(147, 5%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA5A0

HEX#9CA5A0

RGBrgb(156, 165, 160)

HSLhsl(147, 5%, 63%)

HSVhsv(147, 5%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.012 161.9)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA5A0 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 text8.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA5A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA5A0 Complementary#A59CA1 Analogous#9CA59C Analogous#9CA5A5 Triadic#A09CA5 Triadic#A5A09C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA5A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9B1AD #B7BEBA #C4CAC7 #D1D6D3 #DFE2E0 #ECEEED

Shades

#87928C #6F7B75 #5C6660 #464E4A #333835 #1D201E

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