#9FA3AD Color

#9FA3AD is rgb(159, 163, 173) in RGB and hsl(223, 8%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9FA3AD

HEX#9FA3AD

RGBrgb(159, 163, 173)

HSLhsl(223, 8%, 65%)

HSVhsv(223, 8%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.015 268.4)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9FA3AD 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 text8.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9FA3AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9FA3AD Complementary#ADA99F Analogous#9FAAAD Analogous#A29FAD Triadic#AD9FA3 Triadic#A3AD9F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9FA3AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ACB0B9 #B7BAC2 #C5C8CE #D3D5D9 #E1E2E5 #ECEDEF

Shades

#868B98 #717684 #5B606B #464A53 #31343A #1E2024

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