#9bacb3 - Smoke on the Water color

Soft, muted cool blue with subtle gray-green undertones, this color reads as a soothing steel-blue mist. It feels calming and refined—quiet rather than bright—making it ideal for serene interiors, coastal palettes, and understated web backgrounds. It pairs beautifully with warm natural woods, crisp whites, deep navy, or blush accents to add contrast. The tone evokes foggy mornings by the sea, polished concrete, and gentle vintage linens, offering versatility for both modern and classic design schemes.

#9bacb3 color RGB value is 155, 172, 179, and the CMYK value is 0.134, 0.0391, 0.00, 0.298. Alternative names for that color are: smoke on the water, gray, darkgray, hit gray, cadet blue, violet, darkgrey.

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Color Conversion

Name	Values	CSS
RGB(0-255)	155, 172, 179	rgb(155, 172, 179)
CMYK	0.134, 0.0391, 0.00, 0.298	-
sRGB	0.608, 0.675, 0.702	rgb(60.8%, 67.5%, 70.2%)
Adobe® 98 RGB compatible	0.622, 0.669, 0.695	color(a98-rgb, 0.622, 0.669, 0.695)
HCT	222, 12.8, 69.3	color(--hct, 222, 8.82%, 69.3%)
HSL	197, 13.6, 65.5	hsl(197, 13.6%, 65.5%)
HSV	197, 13.4, 70.2	color(--hsv, 197, 13.4%, 70.2%)
HWB	197, 60.8, 29.8	hwb(197, 60.8%, 29.8%)
Lab	69.2, -5.05, -5.73	lab(69.2%, -5.05, -5.73)
P3	0.620, 0.672, 0.699	color(display-p3, 0.62, 0.672, 0.699)
XYZ D50	0.366, 0.396, 0.367	color(xyz-d50, 0.366, 0.396, 0.367)