Information about #9DAFAD color
Basic facts about this digital color
#9DAFAD is a calm, restrained water-like cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sorrento (#9AB0AC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Conch (#A0B1AE) and Gull Grey (#A4ADB0).
In RGB terms — rgb(157, 175, 173) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9DAFAD: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9DAFAD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#9DAFAD color variations
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#9DAFAD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#9DAFAD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#9DAFAD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#9DAFAD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#9DAFAD 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #9DAFAD color
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Nearest named colors to #9DAFAD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9AB0AC
#A0B1AE
#A4ADB0
#A2AAB1
#A5ADAD
#9CACA5
#9CA8A8
#A4AEA8
#A1A9A8
#A5ACAF
#98B7AF
#A4A8B0
#9DAFAD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#9DAFAD
- RGB157, 175, 173
- CMYK7, 0, 1, 31
- CSSrgb(157, 175, 173)
- HSL173°, 10%, 65%
- HSL Precise173.333°, 10.112%, 65.098%
- HSV173°, 10%, 69%
- HSB173°, 10%, 69%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.616
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
- GLSLvec3(0.616, 0.686, 0.678)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.616, 0.686, 0.678, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.616, 0.686, 0.678)
- Percentage of Red in RGB61.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID9DAFAD
- DECIMAL ID10334125
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
