The Steadfast Border over Drawing

#9ba4a0 RGB(155,164,160)

About this color

The Steadfast Border over Drawing carries its coordinates at #9ba4a0: a medium grey with achromatic saturation.

#9ba4a0RGB(155, 164, 160)

HSL 153° · 5% saturation · 63% lightness

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Psychology

Grey at this lightness feels contemporary and considered — a designer's reliable foundation.

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History

Grey has long been the colour of stone, ash, and iron — the visual register of the industrial city, the winter sky, and the understated suit.

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Design use

Practically, this medium grey is comfortable as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, grey works with almost everything — precisely because it does not compete. Pair it with a single strong accent colour to create clarity, or layer grey tones alone for studied minimalism.

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Color formats

Name
The Steadfast Border over Drawing
HEX
#9ba4a0
RGB
rgb(155,164,160)
RGB%
rgb(60.8%,64.3%,62.7%)
HSL
hsl(153,5%,63%)
HSV
hsv(153,5%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(5,0,2,36)
LAB
lab(67,-4,1)
LCH
lch(67,4,166)
sRGB
(0.608,0.643,0.627)
HEX8
#9ba4a0ff
CSS Name
Decimal
155164160

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
5%
Hue
153°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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