Information about #9CA79A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9CA79A is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(156, 167, 154) (61.2% red, 65.5% green, 60.4% blue), or CMYK 4 / 0 / 5 / 35 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9CA79A is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Ash (#9BA49E). Slightly further away sit Robins Egg Blue (#9EAA9E) and Edward (#97A49A).

The recipe behind #9CA79A is rgb(156, 167, 154), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. #9CA79A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9CA79A color variations

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

#9CA79A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9CA79A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9CA79A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9CA79A 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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#9CA79A 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 #9CA79A

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

Dark Ash color link
Dark Ash

#9BA49E

Robins Egg Blue color link
Robins Egg Blue

#9EAA9E

Edward color link
Edward

#97A49A

Transmission color link
Transmission

#9FA19E

Star Dust color link
Star Dust

#A0A197

Half Washed Green color link
Half Washed Green

#A1A894

Quarter Tapa color link
Quarter Tapa

#A3A49C

Kensington Grey color link
Kensington Grey

#9D9F9A

Mountain Mist color link
Mountain Mist

#A09F9C

Silver Aluminium color link
Silver Aluminium

#9EA0A1

Delta Grey color link
Delta Grey

#A5A395

Swordfish color link
Swordfish

#A7A69C

#9CA79A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9CA79A
  • RGB156, 167, 154
  • CMYK4, 0, 5, 35
  • CSSrgb(156, 167, 154)
  • HSL111°, 7%, 63%
  • HSL Precise110.769°, 6.878%, 62.941%
  • HSV111°, 8%, 65%
  • HSB111°, 8%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.655, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.655, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.655, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9CA79A
  • DECIMAL ID10266522
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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