Information about #9498A6 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #9498A6 belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(148, 152, 166) (58% red, 59.6% green, 65.1% blue), or CMYK 7 / 5 / 0 / 35 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #9498A6 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Santas Grey (#9998A7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Manatee (#979AAA) and Half Regent Grey (#939DA1).

In RGB terms — rgb(148, 152, 166) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9498A6: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. #9498A6 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9498A6 color variations

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

#9498A6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9498A6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9498A6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9498A6 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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#9498A6 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 #9498A6

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

Santas Grey color link
Santas Grey

#9998A7

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Half Regent Grey color link
Half Regent Grey

#939DA1

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Dusted Blue color link
Dusted Blue

#929FA2

Grey Suit color link
Grey Suit

#9391A0

Bounty color link
Bounty

#919FA0

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

KOOL GREY color link
KOOL GREY

#9A9C9E

Triple Surrender color link
Triple Surrender

#999C9D

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Instinct color link
Instinct

#8C979D

#9498A6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9498A6
  • RGB148, 152, 166
  • CMYK7, 5, 0, 35
  • CSSrgb(148, 152, 166)
  • HSL227°, 9%, 62%
  • HSL Precise226.667°, 9.184%, 61.569%
  • HSV227°, 11%, 65%
  • HSB227°, 11%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.580, 0.596, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.580, 0.596, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.580, 0.596, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9498A6
  • DECIMAL ID9738406
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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