Information about #A9B6AA color

#A9B6AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A9B6AA belongs to the Green Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(169, 182, 170) (66.3% red, 71.4% green, 66.7% blue), or CMYK 5 / 0 / 5 / 29 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #A9B6AA floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bel Air (#ADB5AA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Half Delta (#AEB0AA) and Diana Green (#B1B5A9).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(169, 182, 170)), which gives #A9B6AA its character. If you plan to put text on a #A9B6AA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9B6AA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9B6AA color variations

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

#A9B6AA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9B6AA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9B6AA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#97A198

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Grey

#808080

#A9B6AA 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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#A9B6AA 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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#AFB6AA
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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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#AAB5B6
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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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#AAAFB6
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#B6B1AA
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Nearest named colors to #A9B6AA

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

Half Delta color link
Half Delta

#AEB0AA

Diana Green color link
Diana Green

#B1B5A9

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Periglacial Blue color link
Periglacial Blue

#ACB6B2

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Quarter Stack color link
Quarter Stack

#AFB2AF

Dusty Ash color link
Dusty Ash

#A4AEA8

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Meredith color link
Meredith

#A8BFA6

Electric Gray color link
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

#A9B6AA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9B6AA
  • RGB169, 182, 170
  • CMYK5, 0, 5, 29
  • CSSrgb(169, 182, 170)
  • HSL125°, 8%, 69%
  • HSL Precise124.615°, 8.176%, 68.824%
  • HSV125°, 7%, 71%
  • HSB125°, 7%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.714, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.714, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.714, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9B6AA
  • DECIMAL ID11122346
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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