#9E9CA0 Color

#9E9CA0 is rgb(158, 156, 160) in RGB and hsl(270, 2%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E9CA0

HEX#9E9CA0

RGBrgb(158, 156, 160)

HSLhsl(270, 2%, 62%)

HSVhsv(270, 2%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.006 308.4)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E9CA0 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 text7.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E9CA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E9CA0 Complementary#9EA09C Analogous#9C9CA0 Analogous#A09CA0 Triadic#A09E9C Triadic#9CA09E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E9CA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ABA9AD #B8B6B9 #C4C3C6 #D4D3D5 #E0E0E1 #EDEDEE

Shades

#8A878C #737075 #5E5C60 #4A484B #363437 #1F1E1F

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