Information about #A9ADB8 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A9ADB8 falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 173, 184) — 66.3% red, 67.8% green, 72.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 6 / 4 / 0 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #A9ADB8 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Metro (#ACAFB1). Slightly further away sit Casper (#AAB5B8) and Mischka (#A5A9B2).

The recipe behind #A9ADB8 is rgb(169, 173, 184), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9ADB8: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A9ADB8 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A9ADB8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9ADB8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9ADB8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9ADB8 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A9ADB8 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A9ADB8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

#A9ADB8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9ADB8
  • RGB169, 173, 184
  • CMYK6, 4, 0, 28
  • CSSrgb(169, 173, 184)
  • HSL224°, 10%, 69%
  • HSL Precise224°, 9.554%, 69.216%
  • HSV224°, 8%, 72%
  • HSB224°, 8%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.678, 0.722)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.678, 0.722, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.678, 0.722)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9ADB8
  • DECIMAL ID11120056
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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