When Hardy Basin circa Meeting

#9c9a8e RGB(156,154,142)

About this color

When Hardy Basin circa Meeting carries its coordinates at #9c9a8e: a medium grey with achromatic saturation.

#9c9a8eRGB(156, 154, 142)

HSL 51° · 7% saturation · 58% lightness

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Psychology

As a neutral, grey carries associations of sophistication, restraint, and versatility.

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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 brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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
When Hardy Basin circa Meeting
HEX
#9c9a8e
RGB
rgb(156,154,142)
RGB%
rgb(61.2%,60.4%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(51,7%,58%)
HSV
hsv(51,9%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,1,9,39)
LAB
lab(63,-1,7)
LCH
lch(63,7,98)
sRGB
(0.612,0.604,0.557)
HEX8
#9c9a8eff
CSS Name
Decimal
156154142

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
7%
Hue
51°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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