#9CB0AE Color

#9CB0AE is rgb(156, 176, 174) in RGB and hsl(174, 11%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CB0AE

HEX#9CB0AE

RGBrgb(156, 176, 174)

HSLhsl(174, 11%, 65%)

HSVhsv(174, 11%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.022 189.4)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CB0AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CB0AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CB0AE Complementary#B09C9E Analogous#9CB0A4 Analogous#9CA8B0 Triadic#AE9CB0 Triadic#B0AE9C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CB0AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AABBB9 #B5C4C3 #C4CFCE #D2DBDA #E0E6E5 #EBEFEF

Shades

#829B99 #6D8885 #596E6C #445553 #303B3A #1E2524

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