#9CA6BF Color

#9CA6BF is rgb(156, 166, 191) in RGB and hsl(223, 21%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA6BF

HEX#9CA6BF

RGBrgb(156, 166, 191)

HSLhsl(223, 21%, 68%)

HSVhsv(223, 18%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.038 268.2)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA6BF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.44:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA6BF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA6BF Complementary#BFB59C Analogous#9CB7BF Analogous#A49CBF Triadic#BF9CA6 Triadic#A6BF9C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA6BF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9B1C7 #B8BFD1 #C4CAD9 #D1D5E1 #DDE0E9 #ECEEF3

Shades

#808DAC #65749A #535F7F #3E4860 #2C3344 #1A1E28

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