Information about #9EA4AD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9EA4AD falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(158, 164, 173) — 62% red, 64.3% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 4 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9EA4AD is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Spun Pearl (#A2A1AC). Slightly further away sit Grey Chateau (#9FA3A7) and Utata Gray (#A0AAAB).

The recipe behind #9EA4AD is rgb(158, 164, 173), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9EA4AD: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. No one has named #9EA4AD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9EA4AD color variations

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

#9EA4AD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9EA4AD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9EA4AD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9EA4AD 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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#9EA4AD 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 #9EA4AD

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

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Cyanish Grey color link
Cyanish Grey

#9CA8A8

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Quick Silver color link
Quick Silver

#A6A6A6

#9EA4AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9EA4AD
  • RGB158, 164, 173
  • CMYK6, 4, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(158, 164, 173)
  • HSL216°, 8%, 65%
  • HSL Precise216°, 8.38%, 64.902%
  • HSV216°, 9%, 68%
  • HSB216°, 9%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.620, 0.643, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.620, 0.643, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.620, 0.643, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9EA4AD
  • DECIMAL ID10396845
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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