Information about #9E9BAB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9E9BAB falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(158, 155, 171) — 62% red, 60.8% green, 67.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 6 / 0 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9E9BAB presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Effortless (#A096A7). Slightly further away sit Santas Grey (#9998A7) and Manatee (#979AAA).

In RGB terms — rgb(158, 155, 171) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9E9BAB: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9E9BAB color variations

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

#9E9BAB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9E9BAB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9E9BAB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9E9BAB 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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#9E9BAB 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 #9E9BAB

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

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Santas Grey color link
Santas Grey

#9998A7

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Magentaish Grey color link
Magentaish Grey

#A89CA8

Silver Aluminium color link
Silver Aluminium

#9EA0A1

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

#9E9BAB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9E9BAB
  • RGB158, 155, 171
  • CMYK5, 6, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(158, 155, 171)
  • HSL251°, 9%, 64%
  • HSL Precise251.25°, 8.696%, 63.922%
  • HSV251°, 9%, 67%
  • HSB251°, 9%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.620, 0.608, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.620, 0.608, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.620, 0.608, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9E9BAB
  • DECIMAL ID10394539
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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