#9E8A97 Color

#9E8A97 is rgb(158, 138, 151) in RGB and hsl(321, 9%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8A97

HEX#9E8A97

RGBrgb(158, 138, 151)

HSLhsl(321, 9%, 58%)

HSVhsv(321, 13%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.03 338.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 4%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8A97 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8A97 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8A97 Complementary#8A9E91 Analogous#9B8A9E Analogous#9E8A8D Triadic#979E8A Triadic#8A979E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8A97, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AB9BA6 #B7A9B2 #C5BAC1 #D3CAD0 #E1DBDF #ECE9EB

Shades

#8B7483 #786471 #61515C #4B3F47 #352C32 #211C1F

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