Information about #9FAEB6 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9FAEB6 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(159, 174, 182) — 62.4% red, 68.2% green, 71.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 3 / 0 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned steel-blue azure, #9FAEB6 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Forecast (#A2AAB1). Slightly further away sit Eskimo (#A2B4BA) and Gull Grey (#A4ADB0).

In RGB terms — rgb(159, 174, 182) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9FAEB6: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9FAEB6 color variations

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

#9FAEB6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9FAEB6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9FAEB6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9FAEB6 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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#9FAEB6 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 #9FAEB6

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

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Electric Gray color link
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

#9FAEB6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9FAEB6
  • RGB159, 174, 182
  • CMYK9, 3, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(159, 174, 182)
  • HSL201°, 14%, 67%
  • HSL Precise200.87°, 13.609%, 66.863%
  • HSV201°, 13%, 71%
  • HSB201°, 13%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.624, 0.682, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.624, 0.682, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.624, 0.682, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9FAEB6
  • DECIMAL ID10464950
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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