Information about #9CA5AF color

#9CA5AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9CA5AF falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(156, 165, 175) — 61.2% red, 64.7% green, 68.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 4 / 0 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9CA5AF presents itself as a gently muted azure — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Utata Gray (#A0AAAB). Slightly further away sit Cyanish Grey (#9CA8A8) and Spun Pearl (#A2A1AC).

In RGB terms — rgb(156, 165, 175) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. #9CA5AF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9CA5AF color variations

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

#9CA5AF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9CA5AF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#58626E

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Black

#000000

#9CA5AF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9CA5AF 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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#9CA5AF 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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#B09CA5
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#A5B09C
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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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Nearest named colors to #9CA5AF

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

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Cyanish Grey color link
Cyanish Grey

#9CA8A8

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9CA5AF
  • RGB156, 165, 175
  • CMYK7, 4, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(156, 165, 175)
  • HSL212°, 11%, 65%
  • HSL Precise211.579°, 10.615%, 64.902%
  • HSV212°, 11%, 69%
  • HSB212°, 11%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.647, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.647, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.647, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9CA5AF
  • DECIMAL ID10266031
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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