What Sure Basin between Engraving

#9aa6a4 RGB(154,166,164)

About this color

What Sure Basin between Engraving presents itself as a medium, achromatic grey shade, sitting at #9aa6a4 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#9aa6a4RGB(154, 166, 164)

HSL 170° · 6% saturation · 63% lightness

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Psychology

Grey is the great mediator — it recedes, balances, and gives other colours room to speak.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this grey is flexible enough to serve as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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Colour pairings

In terms of colour combinations, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
What Sure Basin between Engraving
HEX
#9aa6a4
RGB
rgb(154,166,164)
RGB%
rgb(60.4%,65.1%,64.3%)
HSL
hsl(170,6%,63%)
HSV
hsv(170,7%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(7,0,1,35)
LAB
lab(67,-5,0)
LCH
lch(67,5,180)
sRGB
(0.604,0.651,0.643)
HEX8
#9aa6a4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
154166164

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
6%
Hue
170°
Chroma
5
Temperature
WarmCool
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