Color

#9A9CA3

Gray. Nearest reference color: Manatee.

RGB

0–255

154

156

163

CMYK

0–100%

5.52%

4.29%

36.08%

RGB describes how #9A9CA3 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 154, green 156 and blue 163.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 5.52%, magenta 4.29%, yellow 0% and black 36.08%.

HSL values

H 226.67° S 4.66% L 62.16%

In the HSL color model, #9A9CA3 has a hue of 226.67°, 4.66% saturation and 62.16% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#9A9CA3 is an achromatic medium gray.

Temperature: Neutral
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Neutral

Color formats

Copy #9A9CA3 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #9A9CA3

RGB rgb(154, 156, 163)

HSL hsl(226.67 4.66% 62.16%)

OKLCH oklch(0.693297 0.010426 273.2974)

CSS --color: #9A9CA3;

Tints of #9A9CA3

Tints are lighter variations of #9A9CA3. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#ECEEF6 #D7D9E0 #C2C4CC #AEB0B7 #9A9CA3

Shades of #9A9CA3

Shades are darker variations of #9A9CA3. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#9A9CA3 #6F7178 #47494F #23252A #050609

Tones of #9A9CA3

Tones reduce the chroma of #9A9CA3, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#9A9CA3 #9A9CA2 #9B9CA0 #9B9C9F #9C9C9D

Tonal range of #9A9CA3

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #9A9CA3 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#ECEEF6 #D7D9E0 #C2C4CC #AEB0B7 #9A9CA3 #6F7178 #47494F #23252A #050609

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #ECEEF6;
    --color-200: #D7D9E0;
    --color-300: #C2C4CC;
    --color-400: #AEB0B7;
    --color-500: #9A9CA3;
    --color-600: #6F7178;
    --color-700: #47494F;
    --color-800: #23252A;
    --color-900: #050609;
}

Colors that go with #9A9CA3

Color harmonies for #9A9CA3 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#9A9CA3 #9E9C95

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#979DA2 #9A9CA3 #9D9BA2

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#9A9CA3 #A39A98 #989E99

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#9A9CA3 #A19B96 #9B9D96

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#9A9CA3 #A29A9C #9E9C95 #969F9D

CSS gradients with #9A9CA3

These gradients show how #9A9CA3 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#9A9CA3 #B2B4B9 #CBCCD0 #E5E5E7 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9A9CA3, #B2B4B9, #CBCCD0, #E5E5E7, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#9A9CA3 #67696E #39393C #101011 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9A9CA3, #67696E, #39393C, #101011, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#9A9CA3 #969EA1 #969E9D #999E98 #9E9C95

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9A9CA3, #969EA1, #969E9D, #999E98, #9E9C95);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #9A9CA3. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.74:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

7.66:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3329 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #9A9CA3 as the background.

background-color: #9A9CA3;
color: #000000;

Using #9A9CA3 in design

See how #9A9CA3 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#9A9CA3 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #9A9CA3 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#D7D9E0

#9A9CA3

#23252A

Colors similar to #9A9CA3

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #9A9CA3, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#6D6D6D #787878 #848484 #909090 #A9A9A9 #B5B5B5 #C2C2C2 #CFCFCF

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #9A9CA3 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #9A9CA3 Deuteranopia #9A9CA3 Tritanopia #989D9E

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #9A9CA3 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 31.8245
Y: 33.2912
Z: 39.3925

CIELAB

L*: 64.396
a*: 0.664
b*: -3.897

OKLab

L: 0.693297
a: 0.0006
b: -0.010409

OKLCH

L: 0.693297
C: 0.010426
H: 273.2974°