#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.
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) |