Information about #A9AEAE color

#A9AEAE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9AEAE falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 174, 174) — 66.3% red, 68.2% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 0 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A9AEAE is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Silver Chalice (#ACACAC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Electric Gray (#A5ADAD) and Metro (#ACAFB1).

The recipe behind #A9AEAE is rgb(169, 174, 174), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #A9AEAE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A9AEAE color variations

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

#A9AEAE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9AEAE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9AEAE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9AEAE 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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Chrome Aluminum

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#A9AEAE 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 #A9AEAE

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

Silver Chalice color link
Silver Chalice

#ACACAC

Electric Gray color link
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Double Surrender color link
Double Surrender

#A8AAAB

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Chrome Aluminum color link
Chrome Aluminum

#A8A9AD

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Half Delta color link
Half Delta

#AEB0AA

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Dark Gray color link
Dark Gray

#A9A9A9

#A9AEAE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9AEAE
  • RGB169, 174, 174
  • CMYK2, 0, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(169, 174, 174)
  • HSL180°, 3%, 67%
  • HSL Precise180°, 2.994%, 67.255%
  • HSV180°, 3%, 68%
  • HSB180°, 3%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.682, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.682, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.682, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9AEAE
  • DECIMAL ID11120302
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers325 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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