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What color is 9FA8AC?

The RGB color code for color number #9FA8AC is RGB(159, 168, 172). In the RGB color model, #9FA8AC has a red value of 159, a green value of 168, and a blue value of 172. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 7.6% cyan, 2.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 32.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 198.5° (degrees), 7.3 % saturation, and 64.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #9FA8AC has a hue of 198.5° (degrees), 7.6 % saturation and 67.5 % brightness/value.



Color 9FA8AC is cool or warm?

Color 9FA8AC is a cool color.



What is the LRV of #9FA8AC? (For interior and product design)

9FA8AC 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

#9FA8AC

Light Color


Compare LRV 38 of #9FA8AC with dark and light Color




Is #9FA8AC Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 9FA8AC 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 #9FA8AC color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(159, 168, 172)
Red
159 (62.4%)
Green
168 (65.9%)
Blue
172 (67.5%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
7.56%
Magenta
2.33%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
32.55%

HSL

HSL(198.46deg, 7.3 %, 64.9 %)

Hue
198.46°
Saturation
7.26 %.
Lightness
64.90 %.

RYB

RYB(40, 68, 69)
Red
40 (15.5%)
Yellow
68 (26.5%)
Blue
69 (27.0%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
198.46°
Saturation
7.56 %.
Brightness / Value
67.45 %.

HWB

H: 198.46°

W: 62.35 %

B: 32.55 %

XYZ

X : 35.75

Y : 38.35

Z : 44.55

YXY

Y1 : 38.35

X : 0.3

Y2 : 0.32

CMY

C : 37.65%

M : 34.12%

Y : 32.55%


LRV

~ 38.4 %

Munsell Color System

9BG 6.7/0.8

CIE-Lab

L : 68.28

A : -2.37

B : -3.16

CIE-Lch

L : 68.28

C : 3.95

H : 233.19

CIE-Luv

L : 68.28

U : -5.18

V : -4.27

Hunter-Lab

L : 61.93

A : -5.35

B : 0.7






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #9FA8AC


Here are the colors similar to 9FA8AC. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.



#A6A6A6
Quick Silver
ΔE - 4.30 (95.7% similar)
#A9A9A9
Dark Gray
ΔE - 4.36 (95.6% similar)
#91A3B0
Cadet Gray
ΔE - 4.87 (95.1% similar)
#989898
Spanish Gray
ΔE - 6.18 (93.8% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 9FA8AC.




Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 9FA8AC.




Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 9FA8AC.


#A6A9AA
PANTONE Silver 10077 C
ΔE - 2.86 (97.1% similar)
#9EA2A2
PANTONE 422 C
ΔE - 3.10 (96.9% similar)
#98A4AE
PANTONE 7543 C
ΔE - 3.12 (96.9% similar)
#AAADAE
PANTONE 10105 C
ΔE - 3.30 (96.7% similar)


RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 9FA8AC.


#989EA1
RAL 7040 - Window Gray
ΔE - 3.14 (96.9% similar)
#A1A1A0
RAL 9006 - White Aluminium
ΔE - 4.78 (95.2% similar)
#9B9B9B
RAL 7004 - Signal Gray
ΔE - 5.53 (94.5% similar)
#8C969D
RAL 7001 - Silver Gray
ΔE - 5.79 (94.2% similar)


British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 9FA8AC.


#A3A3A3
BS 18-B-21 - Blue
ΔE - 4.42 (95.6% similar)
#A9A9A8
BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey
ΔE - 4.54 (95.5% similar)
#AEADB2
BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir
ΔE - 5.63 (94.4% similar)
#92969B
BS 02-A-07 - Grey
ΔE - 5.85 (94.2% similar)




Paint color for Hex #9FA8AC


Here are the paint colors similar to 9FA8AC. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Valspar

Hex color 9FA8AC similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #9FA8AC to Valspar


#A1A8A9
Cloud Mountain (V115-2)
ΔE - 1.60 (98.4% similar)
#A9ACAD
Metropolis (4005-1C)
ΔE - 3.16 (96.8% similar)
#959B9E
Chrome (V113-2)
ΔE - 4.02 (96.0% similar)
#97A7B4
Wave Goodbye (V137-4)
ΔE - 4.29 (95.7% similar)


Sherwin Williams

Hex color 9FA8AC similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #9FA8AC to Sherwin Williams


#A0A5A7
Network Gray (SW 7073)
ΔE - 1.94 (98.1% similar)
#A8AEB1
Morning Fog (SW 6255)
ΔE - 2.31 (97.7% similar)
#A9B0B1
Uncertain Gray (SW 6234)
ΔE - 2.86 (97.1% similar)
#979FA5
Let it Rain (SW 9152)
ΔE - 2.92 (97.1% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color 9FA8AC similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #9FA8AC to Benjamin Moore


#9EA5A5
Cobblestone Path (1606)
ΔE - 2.27 (97.7% similar)
#A3A8A8
Slate (CW-700)
ΔE - 2.41 (97.6% similar)
#9A9FA2
Delray Gray (1614)
ΔE - 3.04 (97.0% similar)
#9CA8B3
New Hope Gray (2130-50)
ΔE - 3.29 (96.7% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 9FA8AC similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #9FA8AC to Dunn-Edwards


#A1A5A8
Baby Seal (DE 6361)
ΔE - 2.31 (97.7% similar)
#9DACB5
Irogon Blue (DEC 796)
ΔE - 2.95 (97.1% similar)
#949EA2
Soft Pumice (DE 6326)
ΔE - 3.13 (96.9% similar)
#9CA0A6
Gray Wolf (DE 6354)
ΔE - 3.57 (96.4% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color 9FA8AC similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #9FA8AC to PPG Paints


#A9AFB2
Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3)
ΔE - 2.55 (97.5% similar)
#999FA3
Gray Suit (PPG0993-4)
ΔE - 2.88 (97.1% similar)
#A0AEB8
How Handsome (PPG1040-4)
ΔE - 3.34 (96.7% similar)
#ADB0B4
Silver Charm (PPG1013-4)
ΔE - 3.91 (96.1% similar)


Behr

Hex color 9FA8AC similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #9FA8AC to Behr


#A2A4A6
Power Gray (N530-4)
ΔE - 3.28 (96.7% similar)
#999D9E
Pencil Sketch (N500-4)
ΔE - 3.90 (96.1% similar)
#A4A6A4
Chain Reaction (PPU25-16)
ΔE - 4.03 (96.0% similar)
#90A1AA
French Colony (N480-4)
ΔE - 4.14 (95.9% similar)







Color Combinations


#9FA8AC color palettes and scheme combination


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.

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.

Triadic Color Palette

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

Tetradic Color Palette

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




Complementary / Opposite Color



9FA8AC
Quick Silver*

ACA39F
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 #9FA8AC?

Color that best contrast with #9FA8AC is #ACA39F, 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.


What color compliments #9FA8AC?

Complementary or Opposite color for #9FA8AC is #ACA39F, color name is Quick Silver*.





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