#9E8E9F Color

#9E8E9F is rgb(158, 142, 159) in RGB and hsl(296, 8%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8E9F

HEX#9E8E9F

RGBrgb(158, 142, 159)

HSLhsl(296, 8%, 59%)

HSVhsv(296, 11%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.031 324.1)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8E9F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8E9F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8E9F Complementary#8F9F8E Analogous#958E9F Analogous#9F8E98 Triadic#9F9E8E Triadic#8E9F9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8E9F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AC9FAD #B8ACB9 #C6BDC7 #D2CBD2 #E0DBE1 #ECE9EC

Shades

#8B788C #756576 #5F5260 #4C424D #372F37 #211C21

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