#9D8EA4 Color

#9D8EA4 is rgb(157, 142, 164) in RGB and hsl(281, 11%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9D8EA4

HEX#9D8EA4

RGBrgb(157, 142, 164)

HSLhsl(281, 11%, 60%)

HSVhsv(281, 13%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.036 315.1)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9D8EA4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9D8EA4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9D8EA4 Complementary#95A48E Analogous#928EA4 Analogous#A48EA0 Triadic#A49D8E Triadic#8EA49D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9D8EA4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A99CB0 #B8ADBD #C4BBC9 #D3CCD6 #DFDAE1 #EEEBEF

Shades

#8A7792 #75647D #605266 #4A404F #352D39 #201B22

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