#9CA8AB Hex Color

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Color Name

Cadet Gray*

Hex Color Code

#9CA8AB

RGB Color Code

RGB(156, 168, 171)

CMYK Values*

8.8%, 1.8%, 0.0%, 32.9%

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#9CA8AB hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 9CA8AB?

The RGB color code for color number #9CA8AB is RGB(156, 168, 171). In the RGB color model, #9CA8AB has a red value of 156, a green value of 168, and a blue value of 171. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 8.8% cyan, 1.8% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 32.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 192° (degrees), 8.2 % saturation, and 64.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #9CA8AB has a hue of 192° (degrees), 8.8 % saturation and 67.1 % brightness/value.

Color 9CA8AB is cool or warm?

Color 9CA8AB is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #9CA8AB? (For interior and product design)

9CA8AB has an LRV of nearly 38. 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

#9CA8AB

LRV 38

Light Color

Compare LRV 38 of #9CA8AB with dark and light color

Is #9CA8AB Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 9CA8AB 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 #9CA8AB color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #9CA8AB

Hex triplet: #9CA8AB
Red: 9C
Green: A8
Blue: AB

RGBA / RGB rgb(156, 168, 171)

Red: 156 (61.2%)
Green: 168 (65.9%)
Blue: 171 (67.1%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 8.77%
Magenta: 1.75%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 32.94%

HSL hsl(192deg, 8.2 %, 64.1 %)

Hue: 192°
Saturation: 8.20 %
Lightness: 64.12 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 192°
Saturation: 8.77 %
Brightness / Value: 67.06 %

RYB ryb(40, 69, 70)

Red: 40 (15.6%)
Yellow: 69 (27.0%)
Blue: 70 (27.5%)

HWB

Hue: 192°
Whiteness: 61.18 %
Blackness: 32.94 %

CMY

Cyan: 38.82%
Magenta: 34.12%
Yellow: 32.94%

XYZ

X: 35.06
Y: 38.01
Z: 44.02

YXY

Y1: 38.01
X: 0.3
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 68.03
A: -3.6
B: -3

CIE-Lch

L: 68.03
C: 4.69
H: 219.82

CIE-Luv

L: 68.03
U: -6.74
V: -3.83

Hunter-Lab

L: 61.66
A: -6.38
B: 0.83

Other

LRV: ~ 38 %
Munsell Color System: 5.9BG 6.6/1.1

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 #9CA8AB

These are the named colors closest to hex 9CA8AB, 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

95.11% match | ΔE 4.89

#A6A6A6 Color Quick Silver

94.57% match | ΔE 5.43

#A9A9A9 Color Dark Gray

94.49% match | ΔE 5.51

#8BA8B7 Color Pewter Blue

93.58% match | ΔE 6.42

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 9CA8AB.

#A2ADB3 Color RAL 240 70 05 - Laundry Blue

97.61% match | ΔE 2.39

#A7AEB4 Color RAL 260 70 05 - Northern Light Grey

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#9BB2BA Color RAL 230 70 10 - Ice Gull Grey Blue

95.44% match | ΔE 4.56

#98AFBA Color RAL 240 70 10 - Eye Blue

95.29% match | ΔE 4.71

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 9CA8AB.

#98A0A5 Color PANTONE 15-4305 TCX - Quarry

96.83% match | ΔE 3.17

#ABAFAE Color PANTONE 15-4703 TCX - Mirage Gray

95.61% match | ΔE 4.39

#A0A3A7 Color PANTONE 14-4205 TCX - Cathedral Spire

95.55% match | ΔE 4.45

#AEB2B5 Color PANTONE 15-4101 TCX - High-rise

95.05% match | ΔE 4.95

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 9CA8AB.

#9EA2A2 Color PANTONE 422 C

96.25% match | ΔE 3.75

#98A4AE Color PANTONE 7543 C

96.24% match | ΔE 3.76

#A6A9AA Color PANTONE Silver 10077 C

95.99% match | ΔE 4.01

#AAADAE Color PANTONE 10105 C

95.61% match | ΔE 4.39

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 9CA8AB.

#989EA1 Color RAL 7040 - Window Gray

96.24% match | ΔE 3.76

#A1A1A0 Color RAL 9006 - White Aluminium

94.33% match | ΔE 5.67

#8C969D Color RAL 7001 - Silver Gray

94.03% match | ΔE 5.97

#9B9B9B Color RAL 7004 - Signal Gray

93.65% match | ΔE 6.35

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 9CA8AB.

#A3A3A3 Color BS 18-B-21 - Blue

94.51% match | ΔE 5.49

#A9A9A8 Color BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey

94.44% match | ΔE 5.56

#A9BBC6 Color BS 20-C-35 - Blue

93.62% match | ΔE 6.38

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

93.48% match | ΔE 6.52

Paint color for Hex #9CA8AB

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 9CA8AB from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 9CA8AB once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color 9CA8AB similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #9CA8AB to Valspar

#A1A8A9 Color Cloud Mountain (V115-2)

97.87% match | ΔE 2.13

#93A8B1 Color Shale Blue (8004-38D)

96.37% match | ΔE 3.63

#A9ACAD Color Metropolis (4005-1C)

95.73% match | ΔE 4.27

#97A7B4 Color Wave Goodbye (V137-4)

95.37% match | ΔE 4.63

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 9CA8AB similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #9CA8AB to Dunn-Edwards

#91A2A6 Color Cape Cod Blue (DEC 792)

97.18% match | ΔE 2.82

#9DACB5 Color Irogon Blue (DEC 796)

96.94% match | ΔE 3.06

#949EA2 Color Soft Pumice (DE 6326)

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#A1A5A8 Color Baby Seal (DE 6361)

96.34% match | ΔE 3.66

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 9CA8AB similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #9CA8AB to Sherwin Williams

#A0A5A7 Color Network Gray (SW 7073)

96.95% match | ΔE 3.05

#90A0A6 Color Debonair (SW 9139)

96.83% match | ΔE 3.17

#A9B0B1 Color Uncertain Gray (SW 6234)

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

#A8AEB1 Color Morning Fog (SW 6255)

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 9CA8AB similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #9CA8AB to Benjamin Moore

#A3A8A8 Color Slate (CW-700)

96.91% match | ΔE 3.09

#9CADB7 Color Winter Lake (2129-50)

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

#9EADB7 Color Little Falls (1621)

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#9A9FA2 Color Delray Gray (1614)

96.11% match | ΔE 3.89

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 9CA8AB similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #9CA8AB to Farrow & Ball

#90A3A6 Color Sardine (CB8)

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)

94.88% match | ΔE 5.12

#9EA09D Color Manor House Gray (265)

94.70% match | ΔE 5.30

#889B9B Color Oval Room Blue (85)

94.24% match | ΔE 5.76

PPG Paints

Hex color 9CA8AB similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #9CA8AB to PPG Paints

#8FA0A7 Color Symmetry (PPG1037-4)

96.50% match | ΔE 3.50

#A9AFB2 Color Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3)

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#A0AEB8 Color How Handsome (PPG1040-4)

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#939FA9 Color Quicksilver (PPG1041-5)

95.55% match | ΔE 4.45

Behr

Hex color 9CA8AB similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #9CA8AB to Behr

#90A1AA Color French Colony (N480-4)

96.25% match | ΔE 3.75

#A2A4A6 Color Power Gray (N530-4)

95.46% match | ΔE 4.54

#A4A6A4 Color Chain Reaction (PPU25-16)

95.30% match | ΔE 4.70

#A4A6A3 Color Sharkskin (PPU25-04)

95.06% match | ΔE 4.94

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#9CA8AB color palettes and scheme combination

505B5E

67767A

809094

9CA8AB

B8C0C2

D3D8DA

EFF1F1

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.

9CAB9F

9CABA7

9CA8AB

9CA1AB

9F9CAB

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.

9CA8AB

AB9CA8

A8AB9C

Triadic Color Palette

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

9CA8AB

A79CAB

AB9F9C

A1AB9C

Tetradic Color Palette

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

9CA8AB

A5B0B3

AFB9BB

B9C2C4

C3CACC

CDD3D5

D7DCDD

E1E4E5

EBEDEE

F5F6F6

FFFFFF

Cadet Gray* - #9CA8AB Tints

9CA8AB

8C9799

7C8688

6D7577

5D6466

4E5455

3E4344

2E3233

1F2122

0F1011

000000

Cadet Gray* - #9CA8AB Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#9CA8AB

Cadet Gray*

#AB9F9C

Quick Silver*

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 #9CA8AB?

Color that best contrast with #9CA8AB is #AB9F9C, color name is Quick Silver*. 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.