#9EA5AE Color

#9EA5AE is rgb(158, 165, 174) in RGB and hsl(214, 9%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9EA5AE

HEX#9EA5AE

RGBrgb(158, 165, 174)

HSLhsl(214, 9%, 65%)

HSVhsv(214, 9%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.015 254.6)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9EA5AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9EA5AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9EA5AE Complementary#AEA79E Analogous#9EADAE Analogous#9F9EAE Triadic#AE9EA5 Triadic#A5AE9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9EA5AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ACB2B9 #B7BCC3 #C5C9CE #D3D6DA #E0E3E5 #ECEDEF

Shades

#858D99 #6F7985 #5A626C #464C53 #31353A #1E2124

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