Information about #A9B2AC color

#A9B2AC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A9B2AC belongs to the Spring Green Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 178, 172) — 66.3% red, 69.8% green, 67.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 2 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A9B2AC is a quiet, subdued grey that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bel Air (#ADB5AA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Misty Ash (#ADB2B0) and Half Delta (#AEB0AA).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 178, 172) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9B2AC: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9B2AC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9B2AC color variations

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

#A9B2AC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9B2AC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9B2AC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9B2AC 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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#A9B2AC 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 #A9B2AC

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

Bel Air color link
Bel Air

#ADB5AA

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Half Delta color link
Half Delta

#AEB0AA

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Electric Gray color link
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Silver Chalice color link
Silver Chalice

#ACACAC

Quarter Stack color link
Quarter Stack

#AFB2AF

Dusty Ash color link
Dusty Ash

#A4AEA8

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Periglacial Blue color link
Periglacial Blue

#ACB6B2

#A9B2AC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9B2AC
  • RGB169, 178, 172
  • CMYK4, 0, 2, 30
  • CSSrgb(169, 178, 172)
  • HSL140°, 6%, 68%
  • HSL Precise140°, 5.521%, 68.039%
  • HSV140°, 5%, 70%
  • HSB140°, 5%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.698, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.698, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.698, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9B2AC
  • DECIMAL ID11121324
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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