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#9DA899 Color

#9DA899 is rgb(157, 168, 153) in RGB, hsl(104, 8%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Morning Blue (#8DA399), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DA899
HEX#9DA899
RGBrgb(157, 168, 153)
HSLhsl(104, 8%, 63%)
HSVhsv(104, 9%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.025 137.3)
LABlab(67.65% -6.16 6.38)
LCHlch(67.65% 8.87 134.02)

What #9DA899 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9DA899, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 5.76Silver Foil#AFB1AEΔE 8.36Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 8.85Quick Silver#A6A6A6ΔE 8.88Dark Gray#A9A9A9ΔE 9.01Silver Chalice#ACACACΔE 9.27

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#9DA899 Channel Values

How #9DA899 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 157 · G 168 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 8% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 9% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.47:1 vs white · 8.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DA899 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DA899 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DA899

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DA899; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DA899
Complementary
#A499A8
Analogous
#A5A899
Analogous
#99A89D
Triadic
#999DA8
Triadic
#A8999D
Split comp.
#9D99A8
Split comp.
#A899A5

Tints & Shades of #9DA899

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAB4A7
#B8C0B5
#C5CBC2
#D2D7D0
#DFE3DE
#ECEFEC

Shades

#889583
#717F6C
#5D6959
#475044
#343A31
#1D211C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DA899.

How #9DA899 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9DA899
Protanopia#A6A699
Protanomaly#A3A799
Deuteranopia#A4A499
Deuteranomaly#A2A699
Tritanopia#9FA6A6
Tritanomaly#9EA7A1
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

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Using #9DA899 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9da899: #9DA899;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DA899;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9da899': '#9DA899' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.659, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_9da899">#9DA899</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DA899"

More Gray Colors

#9DA899 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

27272ad9d9d9292524d8d8d8292929d6d6d62a2d2fd6d3d12b2b2bd4d4d82e2e2ed4d4d435383943494e51484f5c5c5c6b6e707968788389968e8c84a1a1a1acacacbebebed1d1d1

#9DA899 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DA899?

#9DA899 is a light gray — rgb(157, 168, 153) in RGB and hsl(104, 8%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Morning Blue (#8DA399), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #9DA899?

#9DA899 is rgb(157, 168, 153) — red 157, green 168, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DA899?

#9DA899 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DA899 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DA899 scores 2.47:1 against white and 8.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DA899 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DA899 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 9.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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