#9CA5A5 Color

#9CA5A5 is rgb(156, 165, 165) in RGB and hsl(180, 5%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA5A5

HEX#9CA5A5

RGBrgb(156, 165, 165)

HSLhsl(180, 5%, 63%)

HSVhsv(180, 5%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.01 196.9)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA5A5 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 text8.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA5A5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA5A5 Complementary#A59C9C Analogous#9CA5A1 Analogous#9CA1A5 Triadic#A59CA5 Triadic#A5A59C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA5A5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9B1B1 #B7BEBE #C4CACA #D1D6D6 #DFE2E2 #ECEEEE

Shades

#879292 #6F7B7B #5C6666 #464E4E #333838 #1D2020

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