#9EA4A5Statuary (#9EA4A5) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 209°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.007. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #9EA4A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 164, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 4%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 4%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 35%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(66.9 -1.9 -1.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.714 0.007 209) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Statuary shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a5a09a — ΔE 1.7, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#a4a5a2 — ΔE 1.0, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#9ea4a5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9ea5a7 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Statuary in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.53:1 and against black 8.31:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#eef3f4 · #c5cacb · #9ea4a5 · #787e7f · #555a5b · #353939
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a0d6c8 · #82c4c1 · #9ea4a5 · #609ab0 · #5b84a1 · #576e8f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b5c3db · #9ea4a5 · #548f99 · #4e6893 · #1a545d · #253246
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cbf2f8 · #b6cacd · #9ea4a5 · #aa7068 · #48686d · #33484b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efee · #9ea4a5 · #7e8a8c · #56504f · #172426 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f0f2f3 · #cacccd · #9ea4a5 · #2d3131 · #0c1010 · #e25042
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f0f2f3 · #cacccd · #9ea4a5 · #2d3131 · #0c1010 · #edbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffedea · #9ea4a5 · #a97a73 · #754139 · #3a130e · #000304
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffedea · #9ea4a5 · #a67987 · #704624 · #381221 · #120400
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fbedf9 · #9ea4a5 · #9c7b9a · #624f19 · #2b1f00 · #030003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3efff · #9ea4a5 · #8c80a7 · #754139 · #1e2500 · #050000
#aeb3b4 · #bec2c3 · #cfd2d2 · #dfe1e1 · #eff0f0
#84898a · #696d6e · #4f5253 · #353737 · #1a1b1c
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.