Information about #9BA3AA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9BA3AA falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(155, 163, 170) — 60.8% red, 63.9% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 3 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9BA3AA is a muted, almost neutral grey that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Grey Chateau (#9FA3A7). Slightly further away sit Cyanish Grey (#9CA8A8) and Spun Pearl (#A2A1AC).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(155, 163, 170)), which gives #9BA3AA its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. #9BA3AA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9BA3AA color variations

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

#9BA3AA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9BA3AA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9BA3AA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9BA3AA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9BA3AA 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
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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
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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
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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
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#A4AB9C
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#AA9CAB
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#ABA39C
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Nearest named colors to #9BA3AA

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

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

Cyanish Grey color link
Cyanish Grey

#9CA8A8

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Silver Aluminium color link
Silver Aluminium

#9EA0A1

Tower Grey color link
Tower Grey

#9CACA5

Santas Grey color link
Santas Grey

#9998A7

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

#9BA3AA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9BA3AA
  • RGB155, 163, 170
  • CMYK6, 3, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(155, 163, 170)
  • HSL208°, 8%, 64%
  • HSL Precise208°, 8.108%, 63.725%
  • HSV208°, 9%, 67%
  • HSB208°, 9%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.639, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.639, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.639, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9BA3AA
  • DECIMAL ID10199978
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers321 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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