Information about #9BA196 color

#9BA196 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9BA196 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(155, 161, 150) (60.8% red, 63.1% green, 58.8% blue), or CMYK 2 / 0 / 4 / 37 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9BA196 is a quiet, subdued grey that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Kensington Grey (#9D9F9A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Star Dust (#A0A197) and Edward (#97A49A).

In RGB terms — rgb(155, 161, 150) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #9BA196 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9BA196 color variations

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

#9BA196 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 #9BA196

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

Star Dust color link
Star Dust

#A0A197

Edward color link
Edward

#97A49A

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Half Stack color link
Half Stack

#989C99

Iron color link
Iron

#A19D94

Dark Ash color link
Dark Ash

#9BA49E

Transmission color link
Transmission

#9FA19E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9BA196
  • RGB155, 161, 150
  • CMYK2, 0, 4, 37
  • CSSrgb(155, 161, 150)
  • HSL93°, 6%, 61%
  • HSL Precise92.727°, 5.528%, 60.98%
  • HSV93°, 7%, 63%
  • HSB93°, 7%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.631, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.631, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.631, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9BA196
  • DECIMAL ID10199446
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01