#9E8A8D Color

#9E8A8D is rgb(158, 138, 141) in RGB and hsl(351, 9%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8A8D

HEX#9E8A8D

RGBrgb(158, 138, 141)

HSLhsl(351, 9%, 58%)

HSVhsv(351, 13%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.024 7.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8A8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8A8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8A8D Complementary#8A9E9B Analogous#9E8A97 Analogous#9E918A Triadic#8D9E8A Triadic#8A8D9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8A8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AB9B9D #B7A9AB #C5BABB #D3CACB #E1DBDC #ECE9E9

Shades

#8B7477 #786467 #615154 #4B3F41 #352C2D #211C1D

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