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#9BAAAA closest to Crown of Ash

#9BAAAA is a light gray; the closest named color is Crown of Ash. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 66.7% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(155, 170, 170)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 8% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #9BAAAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.72:1.

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Variations of #9BAAAA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9BAAAA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9BAAAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9BAAAA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A5A6AA
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8A8AA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4A9AA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A5A6AA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A2A7AA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #97ABAA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #99AAAA
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A4A8A8

#9BAAAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.41:1 Very poor#9BAAAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.72:1 Very good#9BAAAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9BAAAA in CSS

/* Crown of Ash */
.color { color: #9BAAAA; }
.background { background-color: #9BAAAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9BAAAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(155 170 170);
color: hsl(180 8% 64%);
color: oklch(0.726 0.017 196.8);

#9BAAAA FAQ

What color is #9BAAAA?

#9BAAAA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #9BAAAA?

#9BAAAA is rgb(155, 170, 170) in RGB, hsl(180, 8%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9BAAAA?

The complementary color of #9BAAAA is #AA9B9B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9BAAAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #9BAAAA: 8.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9BAAAA a warm or cool color?

#9BAAAA is a neutral color.