Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #9ca3af, its pure hue is 217.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 10.6%, and its lightness is 64.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #9ca3af, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #141416 to #898f99.
#9ca3af Color Information
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The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #9ca3af. In RGB, it consists of 61.2% Red, 63.9% Green, and 68.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 10.9% Cyan, 6.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 217.9°, with saturation of 10.6% and lightness of 64.9%. The decimal value for #9ca3af is 10265519, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #9ca3af is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #9ca3af. In RGB, it consists of 61.2% Red, 63.9% Green, and 68.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 10.9% Cyan, 6.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 217.9°, with saturation of 10.6% and lightness of 64.9%. The decimal value for #9ca3af is 10265519, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #9ca3af is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Last Updated: April 23, 2024
Tints of #9ca3af
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #9ca3af, its pure hue is 217.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 10.6%, and its lightness is 64.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #9ca3af, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a8afb9 to #f3f4f5.
Tones of #9ca3af
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #9ca3af, its pure hue is 217.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 10.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #9ca3af, which range from #a6a6a6 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #4c8eff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #9ca3af
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #9ca3af! For #9ca3af, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #9ca3af. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #9ca3af
This color, #9ca3af, consists of 61.2% Red, 63.9% Green, and 68.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 156, Green = 163, Blue = 175. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #9ca3af is 10.9% Cyan, 6.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
R61.2%
C10.9%
G63.9%
M6.9%
B68.6%
Y0.0%
K31.4%
| Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 156 | 163 | 175 |
| Octal | 234 | 243 | 257 |
| Hexa | #9c | #a3 | #af |
| Binary | 10011100 | 10100011 | 10101111 |
| Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 10 | 6 | 0 | 31 |
| Octal | 12 | 6 | 0 | 37 |
| Hexa | #0a | #06 | #00 | #1f |
| Binary | 00001010 | 00000110 | 00000000 | 00011111 |
Analogous Colors of #9ca3af
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #9ca3af — which has hue 217.9° — its analogous colors are located at 187.9° and 247.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ca3af.
Triadic Colors of #9ca3af
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #9ca3af — which has hue 217.9° — its triadic colors are located at 97.9° and 337.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ca3af.
Complementary Color of #9ca3af
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #9ca3af — which has hue 217.9° — its complementary color is located at 37.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ca3af.
Split Complementary Colors of #9ca3af
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #9ca3af — which has hue 217.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 7.9° and 217.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ca3af.
Tetradic Colors of #9ca3af
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #9ca3af — which has hue 217.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 127.9°, 217.9°, 307.9°, and 37.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ca3af.
Monochromatic Colors of #9ca3af
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #9ca3af, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #72777f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #cbd0d9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #9ca3af
We want to make getting started with #9ca3af on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #9ca3af into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #9ca3af can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #9ca3af with other HTML elements.
#9ca3af Foreground / Text Color
The color of this text is #9ca3af.
<span style="color: #9ca3af;">The color of this text is #9ca3af.</span>#9ca3af Background Color
The background color for this text is #9ca3af.
<div style="background-color: #9ca3af; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #9ca3af.</div>#9ca3af Text Shadow Color
This color for the shadow of this text is #9ca3af.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #9ca3af;">This color for the shadow of this text is #9ca3af.</span>#9ca3af Border Color
This is a div with border color #9ca3af.
<div style="border: #9ca3af 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #9ca3af.</div>#9ca3af Color Rectangle on a White Background
This is a rectangle of color #9ca3af on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9ca3af; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9ca3af on a white background.</div></div>#9ca3af Color Rectangle on a Black Background
This is a rectangle of color #9ca3af on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9ca3af; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9ca3af on a black background.</div></div>Gradient from #9ca3af to White
This is a gradient from #9ca3af to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9ca3af,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9ca3af,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9ca3af,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9ca3af,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9ca3af to white.</div>Gradient from #9ca3af to Black
This is a gradient from #9ca3af to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9ca3af,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9ca3af,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9ca3af,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9ca3af,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9ca3af to black.</div>Coding & Programming with #9ca3af
In addition to using #9ca3af on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #9ca3af in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #9ca3af, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 156, Green = 163, Blue = 175). If you need details about the color coordinates of #9ca3af in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
| Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
|---|---|---|
| HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #9ca3af |
| HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(156, 163, 175) |
| CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #9ca3af; } |
| CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #9ca3af; } |
| CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #9ca3af; } |
| Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(156, 163, 175); |
| Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#9ca3af") |
| Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:156, green:163, blue:175, alpha:1.0000) |
| Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:156 green:163 blue:175 alpha:1.0000]; |
| OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(156f, 163f, 175f); |
| C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(156, 163, 175); |
#9ca3af Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #9ca3af the same way. For those with color blindness, #9ca3af might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #9ca3af looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #9ca3af is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #9ca3af looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #9ca3af will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #9ca3af is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.