Graphite
Open in tool →A greyscale system with a single amber — the accent does all the work, so allow one per screen.
Color
#9ca4b4
#9ca4b4
hex
#9ca4b4rgb
rgb(156, 164, 180)hsl
hsl(220, 14%, 66%)oklch
oklch(0.717 0.025 264.4)Closest name: Pewter (#8ba8b7)Relative luminance 0.3691
Colors that go with #9ca4b4
Charcoal, Blue and Blush Pink lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black that reads cleanly against #9ca4b4 without the hard edge of pure #000.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Lexus's brand system and Uber's brand system put Blue beside #9ca4b4, as the supporting colour.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Estate and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #9ca4b4, as the accent.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #9ca4b4 in 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Chalkboard, as the accent.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Darkroom put Champagne beside #9ca4b4, as that palette's text colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #9ca4b4: 7 real palettes, including Dusk and Riverbed, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #9ca4b4: 4 real palettes, including Open House and Dusk, as the lead colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #9ca4b4: 4 real palettes, including Studio Grey and Spline's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #9ca4b4
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #9ca4b4 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.51:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.38:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #9ca4b4 as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
mcpConnect your agent — build around #9ca4b4
live endpointPoint any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #9ca4b4 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/9ca4b4-9ca5c4-df694e-211f2d-e9f0f1?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
Machine-readable: color.md