#9CA5A2 Color

#9CA5A2 is rgb(156, 165, 162) in RGB and hsl(160, 5%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA5A2

HEX#9CA5A2

RGBrgb(156, 165, 162)

HSLhsl(160, 5%, 63%)

HSVhsv(160, 5%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.011 174.1)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA5A2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.52:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA5A2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA5A2 Complementary#A59C9F Analogous#9CA59E Analogous#9CA4A5 Triadic#A29CA5 Triadic#A5A29C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA5A2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9B1AF #B7BEBB #C4CAC8 #D1D6D4 #DFE2E1 #ECEEED

Shades

#87928E #6F7B77 #5C6663 #464E4B #333836 #1D201F

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