#9EA3AC Hex Color

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Color Name

Quick Silver*

Hex Color Code

#9EA3AC

RGB Color Code

RGB(158, 163, 172)

CMYK Values*

8.1%, 5.2%, 0.0%, 32.5%

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#9EA3AC hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 9EA3AC?

The RGB color code for color number #9EA3AC is RGB(158, 163, 172). In the RGB color model, #9EA3AC has a red value of 158, a green value of 163, and a blue value of 172. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 8.1% cyan, 5.2% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 32.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 218.6° (degrees), 7.8 % saturation, and 64.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #9EA3AC has a hue of 218.6° (degrees), 8.1 % saturation and 67.5 % brightness/value.

Color 9EA3AC is cool or warm?

Color 9EA3AC is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #9EA3AC? (For interior and product design)

9EA3AC has an LRV of nearly 36.4. 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

#9EA3AC

LRV 36.4

Light Color

Compare LRV 36.4 of #9EA3AC with dark and light color

Is #9EA3AC Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 9EA3AC 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 #9EA3AC color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #9EA3AC

Hex triplet: #9EA3AC
Red: 9E
Green: A3
Blue: AC

RGBA / RGB rgb(158, 163, 172)

Red: 158 (62.0%)
Green: 163 (63.9%)
Blue: 172 (67.5%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 8.14%
Magenta: 5.23%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 32.55%

HSL hsl(218.57deg, 7.8 %, 64.7 %)

Hue: 218.57°
Saturation: 7.78 %
Lightness: 64.71 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 218.57°
Saturation: 8.14 %
Brightness / Value: 67.45 %

RYB ryb(42, 67, 72)

Red: 42 (16.4%)
Yellow: 67 (26.1%)
Blue: 72 (28.1%)

HWB

Hue: 218.57°
Whiteness: 61.96 %
Blackness: 32.55 %

CMY

Cyan: 38.04%
Magenta: 36.08%
Yellow: 32.55%

XYZ

X: 34.64
Y: 36.44
Z: 44.24

YXY

Y1: 36.44
X: 0.3
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 66.86
A: 0.02
B: -5.27

CIE-Lch

L: 66.86
C: 5.27
H: 270.26

CIE-Luv

L: 66.86
U: -3.26
V: -7.8

Hunter-Lab

L: 60.37
A: -3.2
B: -1.19

Other

LRV: ~ 36.4 %
Munsell Color System: 9.6B 6.5/1

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 #9EA3AC

These are the named colors closest to hex 9EA3AC, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#A6A6A6 Color Quick Silver

95.19% match | ΔE 4.81

#A9A9A9 Color Dark Gray

94.93% match | ΔE 5.07

#91A3B0 Color Cadet Gray

94.88% match | ΔE 5.12

#989898 Color Spanish Gray

94.25% match | ΔE 5.75

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 9EA3AC.

#9EA6B4 Color PANTONE 2162 C

97.62% match | ΔE 2.38

#98A4AE Color PANTONE 7543 C

96.96% match | ΔE 3.04

#A7A8AA Color PANTONE Cool Gray 6 C

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

#919CAC Color PANTONE 10250 C

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 9EA3AC.

#A7A9B1 Color RAL 280 70 05 - Taupe Grey

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

#A7AEB4 Color RAL 260 70 05 - Northern Light Grey

96.29% match | ΔE 3.71

#ACAAB3 Color RAL 300 70 05 - Velvet Grey

95.61% match | ΔE 4.39

#A2ADB3 Color RAL 240 70 05 - Laundry Blue

95.57% match | ΔE 4.43

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 9EA3AC.

#A0A3A7 Color PANTONE 14-4205 TCX - Cathedral Spire

97.55% match | ΔE 2.45

#98A0A5 Color PANTONE 15-4305 TCX - Quarry

96.82% match | ΔE 3.18

#9BABBB Color PANTONE 15-4008 TCX - Blue Fog

95.14% match | ΔE 4.86

#98979A Color PANTONE 16-3915 TCX - Alloy

94.93% match | ΔE 5.07

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 9EA3AC.

#989EA1 Color RAL 7040 - Window Gray

96.20% match | ΔE 3.80

#9B9B9B Color RAL 7004 - Signal Gray

94.74% match | ΔE 5.26

#A1A1A0 Color RAL 9006 - White Aluminium

94.70% match | ΔE 5.30

#8C969D Color RAL 7001 - Silver Gray

94.67% match | ΔE 5.33

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 9EA3AC.

#AEADB2 Color BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir

95.49% match | ΔE 4.51

#92969B Color BS 02-A-07 - Grey

95.46% match | ΔE 4.54

#A3A3A3 Color BS 18-B-21 - Blue

95.29% match | ΔE 4.71

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

94.41% match | ΔE 5.59

Paint color for Hex #9EA3AC

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 9EA3AC from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 9EA3AC once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 9EA3AC similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #9EA3AC to Dunn-Edwards

#989EA7 Color Shining Knight (DE 6347)

98.33% match | ΔE 1.67

#9CA0A6 Color Gray Wolf (DE 6354)

98.30% match | ΔE 1.70

#A1A5A8 Color Baby Seal (DE 6361)

96.91% match | ΔE 3.09

#8F9AA4 Color Canadian Lake (DE 6340)

95.89% match | ΔE 4.11

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 9EA3AC similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #9EA3AC to Benjamin Moore

#97A2AE Color Comet (1628)

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

#9CA8B3 Color New Hope Gray (2130-50)

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

#9A9FA2 Color Delray Gray (1614)

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

#919DA8 Color Coastline (AF-570)

96.29% match | ΔE 3.71

Behr

Hex color 9EA3AC similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #9EA3AC to Behr

#9A9DA2 Color Smokey Lilac (PPU26-20)

97.35% match | ΔE 2.65

#A2A4A6 Color Power Gray (N530-4)

96.47% match | ΔE 3.53

#999D9E Color Pencil Sketch (N500-4)

95.41% match | ΔE 4.59

#8D99A1 Color Teton Blue (N490-4)

95.02% match | ΔE 4.98

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 9EA3AC similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #9EA3AC to Sherwin Williams

#979FA5 Color Let it Rain (SW 9152)

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

#959BA0 Color Dustblu (SW 9161)

96.49% match | ΔE 3.51

#A0A5A7 Color Network Gray (SW 7073)

96.24% match | ΔE 3.76

#99A7B8 Color Solitude (SW 6535)

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

PPG Paints

Hex color 9EA3AC similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #9EA3AC to PPG Paints

#939DA9 Color Coast Of Maine (PPG10-20)

96.96% match | ΔE 3.04

#999FA3 Color Gray Suit (PPG0993-4)

96.82% match | ΔE 3.18

#939FA9 Color Quicksilver (PPG1041-5)

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

#9DAAB9 Color Inevitable (PPG10-24)

96.09% match | ΔE 3.91

Valspar

Hex color 9EA3AC similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #9EA3AC to Valspar

#909DAC Color Acier Tint (4004-3C)

95.81% match | ΔE 4.19

#959B9E Color Chrome (V113-2)

95.69% match | ΔE 4.31

#959A9D Color Drizzling Mist (4006-1C)

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

#97A7B4 Color Wave Goodbye (V137-4)

95.60% match | ΔE 4.40

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 9EA3AC similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #9EA3AC to Farrow & Ball

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)

94.01% match | ΔE 5.99

#9EA09D Color Manor House Gray (265)

93.59% match | ΔE 6.41

#90A3A6 Color Sardine (CB8)

92.38% match | ΔE 7.62

#A09C97 Color Worsted (284)

92.08% match | ΔE 7.92

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#9EA3AC color palettes and scheme combination

52575F

696F7B

838994

9EA3AC

B9BDC4

D5D7DB

F0F1F3

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.

9EACA7

9EAAAC

9EA3AC

A09EAC

A79EAC

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.

9EA3AC

AC9EA3

A3AC9E

Triadic Color Palette

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

9EA3AC

AC9EAA

ACA79E

9EACA0

Tetradic Color Palette

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

9EA3AC

A7ACB4

B1B5BC

BBBEC4

C4C7CD

CED1D5

D8DADD

E1E3E6

EBECEE

F5F5F6

FFFFFF

Quick Silver* - #9EA3AC Tints

9EA3AC

8E929A

7E8289

6E7278

5E6167

4F5156

3F4144

2F3033

1F2022

0F1011

000000

Quick Silver* - #9EA3AC Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#9EA3AC

Quick Silver*

#ACA79E

Greige*

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 #9EA3AC?

Color that best contrast with #9EA3AC is #ACA79E, color name is Greige*. 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.