#9CA0BB Hex Color

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Color Name

Cool Gray*

Hex Color Code

#9CA0BB

RGB Color Code

RGB(156, 160, 187)

CMYK Values*

16.6%, 14.4%, 0.0%, 26.7%

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#9CA0BB hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 9CA0BB?

The RGB color code for color number #9CA0BB is RGB(156, 160, 187). In the RGB color model, #9CA0BB has a red value of 156, a green value of 160, and a blue value of 187. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 16.6% cyan, 14.4% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 26.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 232.3° (degrees), 18.6 % saturation, and 67.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #9CA0BB has a hue of 232.3° (degrees), 16.6 % saturation and 73.3 % brightness/value.

Color 9CA0BB is cool or warm?

Color 9CA0BB is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #9CA0BB? (For interior and product design)

9CA0BB has an LRV of nearly 36. 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

#9CA0BB

LRV 36

Light Color

Compare LRV 36 of #9CA0BB with dark and light color

Is #9CA0BB Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 9CA0BB 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 #9CA0BB color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #9CA0BB

Hex triplet: #9CA0BB
Red: 9C
Green: A0
Blue: BB

RGBA / RGB rgb(156, 160, 187)

Red: 156 (61.2%)
Green: 160 (62.7%)
Blue: 187 (73.3%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 16.58%
Magenta: 14.44%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 26.67%

HSL hsl(232.26deg, 18.6 %, 67.3 %)

Hue: 232.26°
Saturation: 18.56 %
Lightness: 67.25 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 232.26°
Saturation: 16.58 %
Brightness / Value: 73.33 %

RYB ryb(39, 55, 74)

Red: 39 (15.1%)
Yellow: 55 (21.5%)
Blue: 74 (29.2%)

HWB

Hue: 232.26°
Whiteness: 61.18 %
Blackness: 26.67 %

CMY

Cyan: 38.82%
Magenta: 37.25%
Yellow: 26.67%

XYZ

X: 35.25
Y: 35.8
Z: 52.07

YXY

Y1: 35.8
X: 0.29
Y2: 0.29

CIE-Lab

L: 66.36
A: 4.22
B: -14.39

CIE-Lch

L: 66.36
C: 14.99
H: 286.33

CIE-Luv

L: 66.36
U: -3.68
V: -22.46

Hunter-Lab

L: 59.83
A: 0.46
B: -9.71

Other

LRV: ~ 35.8 %
Munsell Color System: 4.3PB 6.5/2.6

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 #9CA0BB

These are the named colors closest to hex 9CA0BB, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#8C92AC Color Cool Gray

95.31% match | ΔE 4.69

#8D90A1 Color Manatee

93.59% match | ΔE 6.41

#9999CC Color Blue Bell

93.15% match | ΔE 6.85

#BDB0D0 Color Pastel Lilac

91.07% match | ΔE 8.93

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 9CA0BB.

#9A9EB3 Color PANTONE 15-3912 TCX - Aleutian

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

#9999B5 Color PANTONE 16-3928 TCX - Lavender Icing

97.36% match | ΔE 2.64

#9499BB Color PANTONE 16-3930 TCX - Thistle Down

96.91% match | ΔE 3.09

#959FB7 Color PANTONE 16-3919 TCX - Eventide

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 9CA0BB.

#9099BA Color PANTONE 2107 C

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

#8F91B0 Color PANTONE 4124 C

95.12% match | ΔE 4.88

#919CAC Color PANTONE 10250 C

93.36% match | ΔE 6.64

#8394B8 Color PANTONE 2136 C

93.17% match | ΔE 6.83

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 9CA0BB.

#A3A7CC Color RAL 290 70 20 - Blossom Mauve

96.14% match | ΔE 3.86

#ADA6C2 Color RAL 300 70 15 - Eyeshadow Viola

94.77% match | ΔE 5.23

#8C8DA8 Color RAL 290 60 15 - Delicate Violet

93.94% match | ΔE 6.06

#AEA6C9 Color RAL 300 70 20 - Lavender Violet

93.92% match | ΔE 6.08

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 9CA0BB.

#B0B3D4 Color BS 22-D-41 - Violet

94.04% match | ΔE 5.96

#888AA4 Color BS 22-D-43 - Violet

92.92% match | ΔE 7.08

Paint color for Hex #9CA0BB

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 9CA0BB from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 9CA0BB once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 9CA0BB similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #9CA0BB to Benjamin Moore

#9AA1B9 Color Dreamy (1425)

98.04% match | ΔE 1.96

#93A0BD Color Blue Pearl (1433)

96.28% match | ΔE 3.72

#929BC2 Color Persian Violet (1419)

95.76% match | ΔE 4.24

#AFAFCB Color Enchanted (2070-50)

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 9CA0BB similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #9CA0BB to Dunn-Edwards

#979FBF Color Midnight Blush (DE 5913)

97.87% match | ΔE 2.13

#9899B0 Color Bay Fog (DE 5934)

97.31% match | ΔE 2.69

#9497B3 Color Charcoal Dust (DE 5927)

97.20% match | ΔE 2.80

#99A8C9 Color Sapphire Fog (DE 5899)

95.21% match | ΔE 4.79

Valspar

Hex color 9CA0BB similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #9CA0BB to Valspar

#98A0C1 Color Sweet Violet (4002-8A)

97.71% match | ΔE 2.29

#8E96B5 Color House of Owen (8003-47D)

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

#8E91AB Color Macaw (8003-48D)

95.26% match | ΔE 4.74

#A2AED2 Color Safe Haven (V037-2)

94.62% match | ΔE 5.38

Behr

Hex color 9CA0BB similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #9CA0BB to Behr

#9097B4 Color Vintage Ribbon (S540-4)

96.77% match | ΔE 3.23

#9093AD Color Monarchy (S560-4)

95.91% match | ΔE 4.09

#A0A3D2 Color Water Hyacinth (P550-4)

94.13% match | ΔE 5.87

#8C90A3 Color Camelot (S550-4)

93.95% match | ΔE 6.05

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 9CA0BB similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #9CA0BB to Sherwin Williams

#99A0B2 Color Vesper Violet (SW 6542)

95.85% match | ΔE 4.15

#A7B2D4 Color Awesome Violet (SW 6815)

94.11% match | ΔE 5.89

#8B98C4 Color Dahlia (SW 6816)

93.75% match | ΔE 6.25

#A29BAA Color Ash Violet (SW 6549)

93.75% match | ΔE 6.25

PPG Paints

Hex color 9CA0BB similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #9CA0BB to PPG Paints

#9B95A9 Color Purple Surf (PPG1173-5)

94.42% match | ΔE 5.58

#8E90B4 Color Fresh Lavender (PPG1170-5)

94.28% match | ΔE 5.72

#9090A2 Color Cotton Flannel (PPG1171-5)

93.92% match | ΔE 6.08

#898CA3 Color Violet Verbena (PPG1169-5)

93.39% match | ΔE 6.61

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 9CA0BB similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #9CA0BB to Farrow & Ball

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)

89.39% match | ΔE 10.61

#9EB6C8 Color Lulworth Blue (89)

88.46% match | ΔE 11.54

#8D838C Color Brassica (271)

87.39% match | ΔE 12.61

#B0BEC6 Color Parma Gray (27)

86.87% match | ΔE 13.13

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#9CA0BB color palettes and scheme combination

4D5271

62688F

7E83A6

9CA0BB

BABDD0

D8DAE5

F7F7F9

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.

9CBBB7

9CB0BB

9CA0BB

A89CBB

B79CBB

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.

9CA0BB

BB9CA0

A0BB9C

Triadic Color Palette

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

9CA0BB

BB9CB0

BBB79C

9CBBA7

Tetradic Color Palette

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

9CA0BB

A5A9C1

AFB3C8

B9BCCF

C3C6D6

CDCFDD

D7D9E3

E1E2EA

EBECF1

F5F5F8

FFFFFF

Cool Gray* - #9CA0BB Tints

9CA0BB

8C90A8

7C8095

6D7082

5D6070

4E505D

3E404A

2E3038

1F2025

0F1012

000000

Cool Gray* - #9CA0BB Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#9CA0BB

Cool Gray*

#BBB79C

Sage Green*

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 #9CA0BB?

Color that best contrast with #9CA0BB is #BBB79C, color name is Sage Green*. 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.