Information about #9AA5AC color

#9AA5AC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9AA5AC is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(154, 165, 172) (60.4% red, 64.7% green, 67.5% blue), or CMYK 7 / 3 / 0 / 33 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #9AA5AC reads as a quiet, subdued grey and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cyanish Grey (#9CA8A8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grey Chateau (#9FA3A7) and Utata Gray (#A0AAAB).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(154, 165, 172)), which gives #9AA5AC its character. If you plan to put text on a #9AA5AC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9AA5AC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9AA5AC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9AA5AC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cyanish Grey color link
Cyanish Grey

#9CA8A8

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Tower Grey color link
Tower Grey

#9CACA5

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9AA5AC
  • RGB154, 165, 172
  • CMYK7, 3, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(154, 165, 172)
  • HSL203°, 10%, 64%
  • HSL Precise203.333°, 9.783%, 63.922%
  • HSV203°, 10%, 67%
  • HSB203°, 10%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.604, 0.647, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.604, 0.647, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.604, 0.647, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9AA5AC
  • DECIMAL ID10134956
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01