Information about #9EA3AB color
Basic facts about this digital color
#9EA3AB presents itself as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey — 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 almost identical to Grey Chateau (#9FA3A7). Slightly further away sit Spun Pearl (#A2A1AC) and Cyanish Grey (#9CA8A8).
The recipe behind #9EA3AB is rgb(158, 163, 171), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9EA3AB: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. No one has named #9EA3AB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#9EA3AB color variations
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#9EA3AB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#9EA3AB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#9EA3AB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#9EA3AB color hues
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#9EA3AB 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #9EA3AB color
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Nearest named colors to #9EA3AB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9FA3A7
#A2A1AC
#9CA8A8
#A0AAAB
#A1A9A8
#A4A8B0
#A6A6A6
#A2AAB1
#9EA0A1
#A09BB2
#9CACA5
#A69FA4
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#9EA3AB
- RGB158, 163, 171
- CMYK5, 3, 0, 33
- CSSrgb(158, 163, 171)
- HSL217°, 7%, 65%
- HSL Precise216.923°, 7.182%, 64.51%
- HSV217°, 8%, 67%
- HSB217°, 8%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.620
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
- GLSLvec3(0.620, 0.639, 0.671)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.620, 0.639, 0.671, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.620, 0.639, 0.671)
- Percentage of Red in RGB62%
- Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID9EA3AB
- DECIMAL ID10396587
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
