#9CA5BA Color

#9CA5BA is rgb(156, 165, 186) in RGB and hsl(222, 18%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA5BA

HEX#9CA5BA

RGBrgb(156, 165, 186)

HSLhsl(222, 18%, 67%)

HSVhsv(222, 16%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.032 267.1)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA5BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA5BA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA5BA Complementary#BAB19C Analogous#9CB4BA Analogous#A29CBA Triadic#BA9CA5 Triadic#A5BA9C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA5BA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8B0C2 #B7BDCD #C3C8D5 #D2D6E0 #DEE1E8 #EDEFF2

Shades

#818CA7 #667493 #545F78 #41495D #2E3442 #1B1F27

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