#9E9EAE Color

#9E9EAE is rgb(158, 158, 174) in RGB and hsl(240, 9%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E9EAE

HEX#9E9EAE

RGBrgb(158, 158, 174)

HSLhsl(240, 9%, 65%)

HSVhsv(240, 9%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.023 285.8)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E9EAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E9EAE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E9EAE Complementary#AEAE9E Analogous#9EA6AE Analogous#A69EAE Triadic#AE9E9E Triadic#9EAE9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E9EAE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ACACB9 #B7B7C3 #C5C5CE #D3D3DA #E0E0E5 #ECECEF

Shades

#858599 #6F6F85 #5A5A6C #464653 #31313A #1E1E24

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