Color

#9EA5AA

Gray. Nearest reference color: Quick Silver.

RGB

0–255

158

165

170

CMYK

0–100%

7.06%

2.94%

33.33%

RGB describes how #9EA5AA is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 158, green 165 and blue 170.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 7.06%, magenta 2.94%, yellow 0% and black 33.33%.

HSL values

H 205° S 6.59% L 64.31%

In the HSL color model, #9EA5AA has a hue of 205°, 6.59% saturation and 64.31% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#9EA5AA is an achromatic light gray.

Temperature: Neutral
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Neutral

Color formats

Copy #9EA5AA in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #9EA5AA

RGB rgb(158, 165, 170)

HSL hsl(205 6.59% 64.31%)

OKLCH oklch(0.71785 0.010802 238.5769)

CSS --color: #9EA5AA;

Tints of #9EA5AA

Tints are lighter variations of #9EA5AA. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E8F0F5 #D5DDE2 #C2CACF #B0B7BC #9EA5AA

Shades of #9EA5AA

Shades are darker variations of #9EA5AA. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#9EA5AA #71787D #484E52 #22272B #030609

Tones of #9EA5AA

Tones reduce the chroma of #9EA5AA, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#9EA5AA #9FA5A9 #A0A4A7 #A2A4A6 #A3A4A5

Tonal range of #9EA5AA

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #9EA5AA between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E8F0F5 #D5DDE2 #C2CACF #B0B7BC #9EA5AA #71787D #484E52 #22272B #030609

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E8F0F5;
    --color-200: #D5DDE2;
    --color-300: #C2CACF;
    --color-400: #B0B7BC;
    --color-500: #9EA5AA;
    --color-600: #71787D;
    --color-700: #484E52;
    --color-800: #22272B;
    --color-900: #030609;
}

Colors that go with #9EA5AA

Color harmonies for #9EA5AA 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.

#9EA5AA #A9A29D

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#9DA6A7 #9EA5AA #A1A4AB

Triadic

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

#9EA5AA #AAA1A4 #A3A59D

Split complementary

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

#9EA5AA #ABA2A0 #A7A49C

Tetradic

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

#9EA5AA #A8A2A7 #A9A29D #A0A6A0

CSS gradients with #9EA5AA

These gradients show how #9EA5AA 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.

#9EA5AA #B5BBBF #CDD1D4 #E6E8E9 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9EA5AA, #B5BBBF, #CDD1D4, #E6E8E9, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

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

#9EA5AA #6A6F72 #3A3D3F #101213 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9EA5AA, #6A6F72, #3A3D3F, #101213, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#9EA5AA #A3A3AB #A8A1A7 #AAA1A2 #A9A29D

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9EA5AA, #A3A3AB, #A8A1A7, #AAA1A2, #A9A29D);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #9EA5AA. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.50:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

8.42:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3708 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #9EA5AA as the background.

background-color: #9EA5AA;
color: #000000;

Using #9EA5AA in design

See how #9EA5AA 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

#9EA5AA used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #9EA5AA to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#D5DDE2

#9EA5AA

#22272B

Colors similar to #9EA5AA

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #9EA5AA, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#747474 #7F7F7F #8B8B8B #979797 #B0B0B0 #BDBDBD #CACACA #D7D7D7

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #9EA5AA 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 #A3A5AA Deuteranopia #A1A3AA Tritanopia #9BA6A7

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, #9EA5AA can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 34.8099
Y: 37.0813
Z: 43.3459

CIELAB

L*: 67.338
a*: -1.4833
b*: -3.4409

OKLab

L: 0.71785
a: -0.005632
b: -0.009218

OKLCH

L: 0.71785
C: 0.010802
H: 238.5769°