Information about #9CAEA6 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #9CAEA6 belongs to the Spring Green Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(156, 174, 166) — 61.2% red, 68.2% green, 65.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 0 / 3 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9CAEA6 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Tower Grey (#9CACA5). Slightly further away sit Cyanish Grey (#9CA8A8) and Sorrento (#9AB0AC).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(156, 174, 166)), which gives #9CAEA6 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9CAEA6: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9CAEA6 color variations

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

#9CAEA6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9CAEA6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9CAEA6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9CAEA6 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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#9CAEA6 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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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 #9CAEA6

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

Tower Grey color link
Tower Grey

#9CACA5

Cyanish Grey color link
Cyanish Grey

#9CA8A8

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Dusty Ash color link
Dusty Ash

#A4AEA8

Robins Egg Blue color link
Robins Egg Blue

#9EAA9E

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Rustic Gray color link
Rustic Gray

#A6ABA5

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

Electric Gray color link
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

Atmosphere color link
Atmosphere

#A8AAA6

#9CAEA6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9CAEA6
  • RGB156, 174, 166
  • CMYK7, 0, 3, 32
  • CSSrgb(156, 174, 166)
  • HSL153°, 10%, 65%
  • HSL Precise153.333°, 10%, 64.706%
  • HSV153°, 10%, 68%
  • HSB153°, 10%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.682, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.682, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.682, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9CAEA6
  • DECIMAL ID10268326
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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