Information about #9CA99F color

#9CA99F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #9CA99F belongs to the Green Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(156, 169, 159) (61.2% red, 66.3% green, 62.4% blue), or CMYK 5 / 0 / 4 / 34 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9CA99F presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one 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 Robins Egg Blue (#9EAA9E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Ash (#9BA49E) and Tower Grey (#9CACA5).

The recipe behind #9CA99F is rgb(156, 169, 159), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #9CA99F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. No one has named #9CA99F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9CA99F color variations

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

#9CA99F 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 #9CA99F

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9CA99F
  • RGB156, 169, 159
  • CMYK5, 0, 4, 34
  • CSSrgb(156, 169, 159)
  • HSL134°, 7%, 64%
  • HSL Precise133.846°, 7.027%, 63.725%
  • HSV134°, 8%, 66%
  • HSB134°, 8%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.663, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.663, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.663, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9CA99F
  • DECIMAL ID10267039
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01