#9CAEB3 Hex Color

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Color Name

Cadet Gray*

Hex Color Code

#9CAEB3

RGB Color Code

RGB(156, 174, 179)

CMYK Values*

12.8%, 2.8%, 0.0%, 29.8%

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#9CAEB3 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 9CAEB3?

The RGB color code for color number #9CAEB3 is RGB(156, 174, 179). In the RGB color model, #9CAEB3 has a red value of 156, a green value of 174, and a blue value of 179. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 12.8% cyan, 2.8% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 29.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 193° (degrees), 13.1 % saturation, and 65.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #9CAEB3 has a hue of 193° (degrees), 12.8 % saturation and 70.2 % brightness/value.

Color 9CAEB3 is cool or warm?

Color 9CAEB3 is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #9CAEB3? (For interior and product design)

9CAEB3 has an LRV of nearly 40.6. By LRV value, it is a medium light 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

#9CAEB3

LRV 40.6

Light Color

Compare LRV 40.6 of #9CAEB3 with dark and light color

Is #9CAEB3 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 9CAEB3 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 #9CAEB3 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #9CAEB3

Hex triplet: #9CAEB3
Red: 9C
Green: AE
Blue: B3

RGBA / RGB rgb(156, 174, 179)

Red: 156 (61.2%)
Green: 174 (68.2%)
Blue: 179 (70.2%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 12.85%
Magenta: 2.79%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 29.80%

HSL hsl(193.04deg, 13.1 %, 65.7 %)

Hue: 193.04°
Saturation: 13.14 %
Lightness: 65.69 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 193.04°
Saturation: 12.85 %
Brightness / Value: 70.20 %

RYB ryb(35, 64, 67)

Red: 35 (13.7%)
Yellow: 64 (25.0%)
Blue: 67 (26.4%)

HWB

Hue: 193.04°
Whiteness: 61.18 %
Blackness: 29.80 %

CMY

Cyan: 38.82%
Magenta: 31.76%
Yellow: 29.80%

XYZ

X: 36.98
Y: 40.59
Z: 48.53

YXY

Y1: 40.59
X: 0.29
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 69.89
A: -5.19
B: -4.69

CIE-Lch

L: 69.89
C: 7
H: 222.08

CIE-Luv

L: 69.89
U: -9.94
V: -6.13

Hunter-Lab

L: 63.71
A: -7.89
B: -0.56

Other

LRV: ~ 40.6 %
Munsell Color System: 6.4BG 6.8/1.5

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 #9CAEB3

These are the named colors closest to hex 9CAEB3, 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

94.99% match | ΔE 5.01

#8BA8B7 Color Pewter Blue

94.93% match | ΔE 5.07

#AEC6CF Color Pastel Blue

93.38% match | ΔE 6.62

#BAC4C8 Color Zinc

92.92% match | ΔE 7.08

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 9CAEB3.

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

97.99% match | ΔE 2.01

#98AFBA Color RAL 240 70 10 - Eye Blue

97.27% match | ΔE 2.73

#A2ADB3 Color RAL 240 70 05 - Laundry Blue

96.98% match | ΔE 3.02

#99AEBB Color RAL 250 70 10 - Foggy Blue

96.43% match | ΔE 3.57

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 9CAEB3.

#A2B9C2 Color PANTONE 15-4309 TCX - Sterling Blue

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#8FADBD Color PANTONE 15-4312 TCX - Forget Me Not

94.99% match | ΔE 5.01

#86A1A9 Color PANTONE 16-4411 TCX - Tourmaline

94.80% match | ΔE 5.20

#98A0A5 Color PANTONE 15-4305 TCX - Quarry

94.58% match | ΔE 5.42

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 9CAEB3.

#A4BCC2 Color PANTONE 7542 C

95.94% match | ΔE 4.06

#98A4AE Color PANTONE 7543 C

95.21% match | ΔE 4.79

#A6BBC8 Color PANTONE 5435 C

94.95% match | ΔE 5.05

#B1B7BA Color PANTONE 4274 C

94.30% match | ΔE 5.70

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 9CAEB3.

#A9BBC6 Color BS 20-C-35 - Blue

95.25% match | ΔE 4.75

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

92.36% match | ΔE 7.64

#A3A3A3 Color BS 18-B-21 - Blue

92.11% match | ΔE 7.89

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 9CAEB3.

#989EA1 Color RAL 7040 - Window Gray

93.75% match | ΔE 6.25

#8C969D Color RAL 7001 - Silver Gray

92.22% match | ΔE 7.78

Paint color for Hex #9CAEB3

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 9CAEB3 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 9CAEB3 once it is on a wall.

PPG Paints

Hex color 9CAEB3 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #9CAEB3 to PPG Paints

#96AFB7 Color Mountain Stream (PPG1149-4)

97.72% match | ΔE 2.28

#A0AEB8 Color How Handsome (PPG1040-4)

96.55% match | ΔE 3.45

#8FA0A7 Color Symmetry (PPG1037-4)

95.74% match | ΔE 4.26

#89A0A6 Color Symphony Of Blue (PPG1035-4)

95.23% match | ΔE 4.77

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 9CAEB3 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #9CAEB3 to Benjamin Moore

#9BB1BB Color Slate Blue (1648)

97.60% match | ΔE 2.40

#9CADB7 Color Winter Lake (2129-50)

97.32% match | ΔE 2.68

#9EADB7 Color Little Falls (1621)

96.85% match | ΔE 3.15

#93B1BC Color Saratoga Springs (1669)

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

Valspar

Hex color 9CAEB3 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #9CAEB3 to Valspar

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

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

#93AAB8 Color Cool Customer (V107-4)

95.87% match | ΔE 4.13

#97A7B4 Color Wave Goodbye (V137-4)

95.34% match | ΔE 4.66

#8BA1AC Color Silver Fox (4008-3C)

95.17% match | ΔE 4.83

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 9CAEB3 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #9CAEB3 to Dunn-Edwards

#9DACB5 Color Irogon Blue (DEC 796)

97.29% match | ΔE 2.71

#91A2A6 Color Cape Cod Blue (DEC 792)

96.43% match | ΔE 3.57

#8BA8AE Color Stone Silver (DE 5773)

95.76% match | ΔE 4.24

#AEB9BC Color Lake Placid (DE 6318)

95.70% match | ΔE 4.30

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 9CAEB3 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #9CAEB3 to Farrow & Ball

#90A3A6 Color Sardine (CB8)

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

#96AFAC Color Dix Blue (82)

94.76% match | ΔE 5.24

#B0BEC6 Color Parma Gray (27)

94.66% match | ΔE 5.34

Behr

Hex color 9CAEB3 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #9CAEB3 to Behr

#9AB6C0 Color Peaceful Blue (S470-3)

96.29% match | ΔE 3.71

#91AAB8 Color Windsurf (PPU14-09)

95.81% match | ΔE 4.19

#90A1AA Color French Colony (N480-4)

95.67% match | ΔE 4.33

#99ADBD Color Ombre Blue (S510-3)

95.00% match | ΔE 5.00

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 9CAEB3 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #9CAEB3 to Sherwin Williams

#90A0A6 Color Debonair (SW 9139)

95.82% match | ΔE 4.18

#9FBBC3 Color French Moire (SW 9056)

95.61% match | ΔE 4.39

#89A4AD Color Powder Blue (SW 2863)

95.52% match | ΔE 4.48

#98A9B7 Color Aleutian (SW 6241)

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#9CAEB3 color palettes and scheme combination

4F6267

657D84

7F969D

9CAEB3

B9C6C9

D6DDDF

F3F5F5

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.

9CB3A1

9CB3AD

9CAEB3

9CA3B3

A19CB3

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.

9CAEB3

B39CAE

AEB39C

Triadic Color Palette

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

9CAEB3

AD9CB3

B3A19C

A3B39C

Tetradic Color Palette

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

9CAEB3

A5B6BA

AFBEC2

B9C6C9

C3CED1

CDD6D9

D7DEE0

E1E6E8

EBEEEF

F5F6F7

FFFFFF

Cadet Gray* - #9CAEB3 Tints

9CAEB3

8C9CA1

7C8B8F

6D797D

5D686B

4E5759

3E4547

2E3435

1F2223

0F1111

000000

Cadet Gray* - #9CAEB3 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#9CAEB3

Cadet Gray*

#B3A19C

Silver Pink*

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 #9CAEB3?

Color that best contrast with #9CAEB3 is #B3A19C, color name is Silver Pink*. 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.