Information about #9DAFB9 color

#9DAFB9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9DAFB9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(157, 175, 185) — 61.6% red, 68.6% green, 72.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 4 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9DAFB9 reads as a calm, restrained azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Eskimo (#A2B4BA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Williamsburg Blue (#9DA8BD) and Forecast (#A2AAB1).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(157, 175, 185)), which gives #9DAFB9 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9DAFB9: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9DAFB9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9DAFB9 color variations

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

#9DAFB9 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9DAFB9

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

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9DAFB9
  • RGB157, 175, 185
  • CMYK11, 4, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(157, 175, 185)
  • HSL201°, 17%, 67%
  • HSL Precise201.429°, 16.667%, 67.059%
  • HSV201°, 15%, 73%
  • HSB201°, 15%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • GLSLvec3(0.616, 0.686, 0.725)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.616, 0.686, 0.725, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.616, 0.686, 0.725)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9DAFB9
  • DECIMAL ID10334137
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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