Medium Grey (9C9CB4) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Medium Grey"

Neutral · Timeless

🧠 Psychology

Neutral and timeless color. Evokes elegance, sobriety and minimalism.

✨ Uses

UI design, backgrounds, typography, professional interfaces.

Tip

Medium Grey pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #9C9CB4

RGB rgb(156, 156, 180)

HSL hsl(240°, 14%, 66%)

CMYK C:13% M:13% Y:0% K:29%

Luminance 0.3483

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.68:1

Aa — #9C9CB4

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.83:1

Aa — #9C9CB4

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9C9CB4 #B4B49C

Analogous

#9CA8B4 #9C9CB4 #A89CB4

Triadic

#9C9CB4 #B49C9C #9CB49C

Split-comp.

#9C9CB4 #B4A89C #A8B49C

Tetradic

#9C9CB4 #B49CA8 #B4B49C #9CB4A8

Monochromatic

#404045 #71717A #A5A5AC #BFBFC4 #E7E7E9

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