#9EA3AE Color

#9EA3AE is rgb(158, 163, 174) in RGB and hsl(221, 9%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9EA3AE

HEX#9EA3AE

RGBrgb(158, 163, 174)

HSLhsl(221, 9%, 65%)

HSVhsv(221, 9%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.017 266.2)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9EA3AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9EA3AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9EA3AE Complementary#AEA99E Analogous#9EABAE Analogous#A19EAE Triadic#AE9EA3 Triadic#A3AE9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9EA3AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ACB0B9 #B7BBC3 #C5C8CE #D3D5DA #E0E2E5 #ECEDEF

Shades

#858B99 #6F7685 #5A606C #464A53 #31343A #1E2024

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