#9CA2AB#9CA2AB

#9CA2AB is a light, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.015 H 258.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9CA2AB
RGB	rgb(156, 162, 171)
HSL	hsl(216, 8%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(216, 9%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 5.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.40, -0.32, -5.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.40, 5.40, 266.56°)
OKLab	oklab(71.02% -0.003 -0.0145)
OKLCH	oklch(71.02% 0.015 258.4)
XYZ	xyz(33.9798, 35.8485, 43.6495)
Luminance	0.3585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9CA2AB #ABA59C

analogous

#9CAAAB #9CA2AB #9E9CAB

triadic

#9CA2AB #AB9CA2 #A2AB9C

tetradic

#9CA2AB #AB9CAA #ABA59C #9CAB9E

square

#9CA2AB #AB9CAA #ABA59C #9CAB9E

split-complementary

#9CA2AB #AB9E9C #AAAB9C

monochromatic

#5E656F #7B838F #9CA2AB #BDC1C7 #DEE0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.57

#9CA2AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.17

#9CA2AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9CA2AB

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9CA2AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9CA2AB	1.00	2.57	8.17	8.17
#FFFFFF	2.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9FA2AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9EA1AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99A4A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9ca2ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 162, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.015 258.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9bdc4',
    500: '#9ca2ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9ca2ab;
$custom-light: #b9bdc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9ca2ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216,
    "s": 8.197,
    "l": 64.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71022,
    "c": 0.01477,
    "h": 258.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.35849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9CA2AB

secondary

#D4D2CF

accent

#795392

background

#FBFBFC

surface

#F6F6F8

border

#D0D0D1

text

#111212

muted

#808181

Preview Lab

Preview with #9CA2AB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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