#9E9BAB Color

#9E9BAB is rgb(158, 155, 171) in RGB and hsl(251, 9%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E9BAB

HEX#9E9BAB

RGBrgb(158, 155, 171)

HSLhsl(251, 9%, 64%)

HSVhsv(251, 9%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.023 294.4)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E9BAB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E9BAB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E9BAB Complementary#A8AB9B Analogous#9BA0AB Analogous#A69BAB Triadic#AB9E9B Triadic#9BAB9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E9BAB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ABA9B7 #B9B7C3 #C6C5CE #D1D0D8 #DFDEE3 #ECECEF

Shades

#868297 #716D83 #5B586A #484653 #32313A #1F1E24

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