#9E8E8A Color

#9E8E8A is rgb(158, 142, 138) in RGB and hsl(12, 9%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8E8A

HEX#9E8E8A

RGBrgb(158, 142, 138)

HSLhsl(12, 9%, 58%)

HSVhsv(12, 13%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(66% 0.02 34.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8E8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8E8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8E8A Complementary#8A9A9E Analogous#9E8A90 Analogous#9E988A Triadic#8A9E8E Triadic#8E8A9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8E8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AB9E9B #B7ACA9 #C5BCBA #D3CCCA #E1DCDB #ECE9E9

Shades

#8B7974 #786864 #615451 #4B413F #352E2C #211D1C

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