#9E9AAC Color

#9E9AAC is rgb(158, 154, 172) in RGB and hsl(253, 10%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E9AAC

HEX#9E9AAC

RGBrgb(158, 154, 172)

HSLhsl(253, 10%, 64%)

HSVhsv(253, 10%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.026 295.9)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E9AAC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E9AAC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E9AAC Complementary#A8AC9A Analogous#9A9FAC Analogous#A79AAC Triadic#AC9E9A Triadic#9AAC9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E9AAC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ABA8B8 #B9B6C3 #C6C4CF #D1CFD8 #DFDDE3 #ECEBEF

Shades

#868198 #716C84 #5B576B #484554 #33303B #1F1E24

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