#9CB9C4 Color

#9CB9C4 is rgb(156, 185, 196) in RGB and hsl(197, 25%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CB9C4

HEX#9CB9C4

RGBrgb(156, 185, 196)

HSLhsl(197, 25%, 69%)

HSVhsv(197, 20%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.035 222.8)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 6%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CB9C4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CB9C4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CB9C4 Complementary#C4A79C Analogous#9CC4BB Analogous#9CA5C4 Triadic#C49CB9 Triadic#B9C49C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CB9C4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9C2CB #B6CBD3 #C2D4DB #D2DFE4 #DFE8EC #ECF1F4

Shades

#80A4B3 #608D9F #4E7483 #3D5A66 #2C4149 #192529

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