#8A9CAD Hex Color

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Color Name

Cadet Gray*

Hex Color Code

#8A9CAD

RGB Color Code

RGB(138, 156, 173)

CMYK Values*

20.2%, 9.8%, 0.0%, 32.2%

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#8A9CAD hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 8A9CAD?

The RGB color code for color number #8A9CAD is RGB(138, 156, 173). In the RGB color model, #8A9CAD has a red value of 138, a green value of 156, and a blue value of 173. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 20.2% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 32.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 209.1° (degrees), 17.6 % saturation, and 61.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #8A9CAD has a hue of 209.1° (degrees), 20.2 % saturation and 67.8 % brightness/value.

Color 8A9CAD is cool or warm?

Color 8A9CAD is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #8A9CAD? (For interior and product design)

8A9CAD has an LRV of nearly 32. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#8A9CAD

LRV 32

Light Color

Compare LRV 32 of #8A9CAD with dark and light color

Is #8A9CAD Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 8A9CAD meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #8A9CAD color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #8A9CAD

Hex triplet: #8A9CAD
Red: 8A
Green: 9C
Blue: AD

RGBA / RGB rgb(138, 156, 173)

Red: 138 (54.1%)
Green: 156 (61.2%)
Blue: 173 (67.8%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 20.23%
Magenta: 9.83%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 32.16%

HSL hsl(209.14deg, 17.6 %, 61.0 %)

Hue: 209.14°
Saturation: 17.59 %
Lightness: 60.98 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 209.14°
Saturation: 20.23 %
Brightness / Value: 67.84 %

RYB ryb(43, 67, 84)

Red: 43 (16.9%)
Yellow: 67 (26.4%)
Blue: 84 (32.9%)

HWB

Hue: 209.14°
Whiteness: 54.12 %
Blackness: 32.16 %

CMY

Cyan: 45.88%
Magenta: 38.82%
Yellow: 32.16%

XYZ

X: 29.91
Y: 32.2
Z: 44.17

YXY

Y1: 32.2
X: 0.28
Y2: 0.3

CIE-Lab

L: 63.51
A: -2.6
B: -10.98

CIE-Lch

L: 63.51
C: 11.28
H: 256.7

CIE-Luv

L: 63.51
U: -10.28
V: -15.97

Hunter-Lab

L: 56.74
A: -5.2
B: -6.44

Other

LRV: ~ 32.2 %
Munsell Color System: 5.7B 6.2/2.3

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #8A9CAD

These are the named colors closest to hex 8A9CAD, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#91A3B0 Color Cadet Gray

97.18% match | ΔE 2.82

#8BA8B7 Color Pewter Blue

94.77% match | ΔE 5.23

#778BA5 Color Shadow Blue

93.34% match | ΔE 6.66

#778899 Color Light Slate Gray

93.28% match | ΔE 6.72

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 8A9CAD.

#8C9DAD Color PANTONE 16-4010 TCX - Dusty Blue

99.44% match | ΔE 0.56

#8699AB Color PANTONE 16-4013 TCX - Ashley Blue

98.91% match | ΔE 1.09

#81A0BA Color PANTONE 16-4118 TCX - Glacier Lake

95.98% match | ΔE 4.02

#7A92A5 Color PANTONE 17-4019 TCX - Mountain Spring

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 8A9CAD.

#869CAE Color PANTONE 2163 C

98.70% match | ΔE 1.30

#919CAC Color PANTONE 10250 C

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

#7E93A7 Color PANTONE 2164 C

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

#8C9AA3 Color PANTONE 10262 C

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 8A9CAD.

#7E95AB Color RAL 260 60 15 - Nordland Blue

96.83% match | ΔE 3.17

#8391A0 Color RAL 260 60 10 - Diopside Blue

96.33% match | ΔE 3.67

#7F92A0 Color RAL 250 60 10 - Bird Blue Grey

96.23% match | ΔE 3.77

#8591A2 Color RAL 270 60 10 - Fantasy Grey

95.93% match | ΔE 4.07

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 8A9CAD.

#7E94A9 Color BS 20-D-43 - Blue

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

#92969B Color BS 02-A-07 - Grey

93.49% match | ΔE 6.51

#6D88A0 Color BS 20-C-37 - Viking

92.23% match | ΔE 7.77

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 8A9CAD.

#8C969D Color RAL 7001 - Silver Gray

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

#989EA1 Color RAL 7040 - Window Gray

93.24% match | ΔE 6.76

#8D9295 Color RAL 7045 - Telegray 1

92.62% match | ΔE 7.38

Paint color for Hex #8A9CAD

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 8A9CAD from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 8A9CAD once it is on a wall.

Behr

Hex color 8A9CAD similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #8A9CAD to Behr

#889DB2 Color Private Jet (S520-4)

98.46% match | ΔE 1.54

#8B9EB3 Color China Silk (PPU15-10)

98.26% match | ΔE 1.74

#8293A0 Color Coastal Vista (PPU14-06)

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

#91A7BC Color Paris (PPU14-08)

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 8A9CAD similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #8A9CAD to Sherwin Williams

#899CAA Color Daphne (SW 9151)

98.37% match | ΔE 1.63

#8595AA Color Dried Lavender (SW 9072)

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#8AA3B1 Color Favorite Jeans (SW 9147)

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#99A7B8 Color Solitude (SW 6535)

96.06% match | ΔE 3.94

Valspar

Hex color 8A9CAD similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #8A9CAD to Valspar

#8598A7 Color Blissful Blue (4005-3C)

98.19% match | ΔE 1.81

#909DAC Color Acier Tint (4004-3C)

98.17% match | ΔE 1.83

#8097AE Color Versatile Blue (M348)

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

#8DA6B9 Color New Toile (T611)

96.52% match | ΔE 3.48

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 8A9CAD similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #8A9CAD to Dunn-Edwards

#8599A8 Color Silver Storm (DE 5822)

98.17% match | ΔE 1.83

#819AB1 Color Downpour (DE 5871)

97.35% match | ΔE 2.65

#8A99A4 Color Hamilton Blue (DE 6333)

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#8F9AA4 Color Canadian Lake (DE 6340)

96.77% match | ΔE 3.23

PPG Paints

Hex color 8A9CAD similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #8A9CAD to PPG Paints

#8D9CA7 Color Lost At Sea (PPG1040-5)

97.48% match | ΔE 2.52

#939DA9 Color Coast Of Maine (PPG10-20)

96.92% match | ΔE 3.08

#939FA9 Color Quicksilver (PPG1041-5)

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

#8EA7B9 Color Dresden Dream (PPG1155-5)

96.22% match | ΔE 3.78

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 8A9CAD similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #8A9CAD to Benjamin Moore

#919DA8 Color Coastline (AF-570)

97.22% match | ΔE 2.78

#85A0B6 Color Denim Wash (838)

97.16% match | ΔE 2.84

#97A2AE Color Comet (1628)

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

#8290A0 Color Oxford Gray (2128-40)

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 8A9CAD similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #8A9CAD to Farrow & Ball

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)

94.95% match | ΔE 5.05

#7C8E96 Color Selvedge (306)

93.48% match | ΔE 6.52

#90A3A6 Color Sardine (CB8)

92.78% match | ΔE 7.22

#9EB6C8 Color Lulworth Blue (89)

92.39% match | ΔE 7.61

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#8A9CAD color palettes and scheme combination

414F5D

56697B

6C8398

8A9CAD

A8B5C2

C6CFD7

E4E8EC

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

8AAD9B

8AADAD

8A9CAD

8A8BAD

9B8AAD

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

8A9CAD

AD8A9C

9CAD8A

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

8A9CAD

AC8AAD

AD9B8A

8BAD8A

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

8A9CAD

95A5B5

A1AFBD

ADB9C5

B8C3CD

C4CDD6

D0D7DE

DBE1E6

E7EBEE

F3F5F6

FFFFFF

Cadet Gray* - #8A9CAD Tints

8A9CAD

7C8C9B

6E7C8A

606D79

525D67

454E56

373E45

292E33

1B1F22

0D0F11

000000

Cadet Gray* - #8A9CAD Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#8A9CAD

Cadet Gray*

#AD9B8A

Grullo*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #8A9CAD?

Color that best contrast with #8A9CAD is #AD9B8A, color name is Grullo*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.