#9CA8B0 Color

#9CA8B0 is rgb(156, 168, 176) in RGB and hsl(204, 11%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA8B0

HEX#9CA8B0

RGBrgb(156, 168, 176)

HSLhsl(204, 11%, 65%)

HSVhsv(204, 11%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.018 236.8)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA8B0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA8B0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA8B0 Complementary#B0A49C Analogous#9CB0AE Analogous#9C9EB0 Triadic#B09CA8 Triadic#A8B09C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA8B0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAB4BB #B5BEC4 #C4CBCF #D2D7DB #E0E4E6 #EBEEEF

Shades

#82919B #6D7D88 #59666E #444E55 #30373B #1E2225

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