#9D8CA6 Color

#9D8CA6 is rgb(157, 140, 166) in RGB and hsl(279, 13%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9D8CA6

HEX#9D8CA6

RGBrgb(157, 140, 166)

HSLhsl(279, 13%, 60%)

HSVhsv(279, 16%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.042 314)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 16%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9D8CA6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9D8CA6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9D8CA6 Complementary#95A68C Analogous#908CA6 Analogous#A68CA2 Triadic#A69D8C Triadic#8CA69D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9D8CA6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A99AB1 #B8ABBF #C4BACA #D3CBD7 #DFDAE2 #EEEBEF

Shades

#897595 #75627F #5F5068 #4A3E51 #352C3A #201B23

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