#9E8A9D Color

#9E8A9D is rgb(158, 138, 157) in RGB and hsl(303, 9%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8A9D
HEX#9E8A9D
RGBrgb(158, 138, 157)
HSLhsl(303, 9%, 58%)
HSVhsv(303, 13%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.036 327.5)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8A9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text6.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8A9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8A9DComplementary#8A9E8BAnalogous#958A9EAnalogous#9E8A93Triadic#9D9E8ATriadic#8A9D9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8A9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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