#9E8BA2 Color

#9E8BA2 is rgb(158, 139, 162) in RGB and hsl(290, 11%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8BA2

HEX#9E8BA2

RGBrgb(158, 139, 162)

HSLhsl(290, 11%, 59%)

HSVhsv(290, 14%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.04 320.4)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8BA2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8BA2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8BA2 Complementary#8FA28B Analogous#938BA2 Analogous#A28B9A Triadic#A29E8B Triadic#8BA29E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8BA2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AC9CB0 #B8AABB #C6BBC9 #D2C9D4 #E0DAE1 #ECE8ED

Shades

#8B7490 #76627A #604F63 #4D404F #372D39 #211B22

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