#9CA5A4 Color

#9CA5A4 is rgb(156, 165, 164) in RGB and hsl(173, 5%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA5A4

HEX#9CA5A4

RGBrgb(156, 165, 164)

HSLhsl(173, 5%, 63%)

HSVhsv(173, 5%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.01 189)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA5A4 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 text8.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA5A4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA5A4 Complementary#A59C9D Analogous#9CA5A0 Analogous#9CA2A5 Triadic#A49CA5 Triadic#A5A49C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA5A4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9B1B1 #B7BEBD #C4CAC9 #D1D6D5 #DFE2E2 #ECEEEE

Shades

#879291 #6F7B7A #5C6665 #464E4D #333838 #1D2020

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