Colors

#9CA3AF

Gray 400

Gray 400 is #9CA3AF — a neutral used for type, borders, and surfaces. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#9CA3AF
RGB
rgb(156, 163, 175)
HSL
hsl(218,11%,65%)
HSV
hsv(218, 11%, 69%)
CMYK
cmyk(11,7,0,31)
OKLCH
oklch(71.4% 0.019 261.3)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#B0B5BF

20% white

#C4C8CF

40% white

#D7DADF

60% white

#EBEDEF

80% white

Shades

#7D828C

20% black

#5E6269

40% black

#3E4146

60% black

#1F2123

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Gray 400. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#9CA3B0

#B0A89C

#C8CBD0

#D0CDC8

#787E87

Analogous

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#9CADB0

#9CA3B0

#9F9CB0

#A89CB0

#9DAEA8

Triadic

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#9CA3B0

#B09CA3

#A3B09C

#D0C8CB

#8A9583

Split Complementary

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#9CA3B0

#B09F9C

#ADB09C

#D6D8DB

#878178

Monochromatic

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#2D3239

#4F5763

#717C8E

#9CA3B0

#C6CBD2

Tetradic

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#9CA3B0

#B09CAD

#B0A89C

#9CB09F

#C9C0C7

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 2.54:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 8.27:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

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