Lighter companion
Cool Gray Bloom
#BEC2C5 · hsl(210, 6%, 76%)
RGB
rgb(169, 173, 178)
HSL
hsl(210, 6%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 30%)
Metrics
S 6% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.3:1Fail
on black
9.3:1AA
About this color
Cool Gray Silk (#A9ADB2) belongs to the blue family — hue 210°, 6% saturation, 68% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-cool-gray-silk: #A9ADB2; --colorarchive-cool-gray-silk-hsl: hsl(210, 6%, 68%); --colorarchive-cool-gray-silk-rgb: rgb(169, 173, 178); }
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Palette moves
Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.
Darker companion
Cool Gray Tone
#93999F · hsl(210, 6%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Warm Gray Silk
#B2ADA9 · hsl(30, 6%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Silk Faint
#A5A8B6 · hsl(230, 10%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Cerulean Silk Faint
#A5B3B6 · hsl(190, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Blush Silk Faint
#B6A5AD · hsl(330, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Lime Silk Faint
#ADB6A5 · hsl(90, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Silk Faint
#B6A5A5 · hsl(0, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Citrine Silk Faint
#B6B6A5 · hsl(60, 10%, 68%)
Export preview
Base: Cool Gray Silk #A9ADB2 Lighter companion: Cool Gray Bloom #BEC2C5 Darker companion: Cool Gray Tone #93999F Complementary counterpoint: Warm Gray Silk #B2ADA9 Analogous lead: Indigo Silk Faint #A5A8B6 Analogous echo: Cerulean Silk Faint #A5B3B6 Triadic +120°: Blush Silk Faint #B6A5AD Triadic +240°: Lime Silk Faint #ADB6A5 Split-comp +150°: Crimson Silk Faint #B6A5A5 Split-comp +210°: Citrine Silk Faint #B6B6A5
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Sapphire Silk Faint
#A5ADB6 · hsl(210, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Silk Muted
#9FADBC · hsl(210, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Cool Gray Tone
#93999F · hsl(210, 6%, 60%)
Nearby match
Cool Gray Bloom
#BEC2C5 · hsl(210, 6%, 76%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Tone Faint
#8F99A3 · hsl(210, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Bloom Faint
#BCC2C8 · hsl(210, 10%, 76%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#ABAAB1
Protanopia
#ABABB1
Tritanopia
#A9B0B0
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