Information about #A9BF9C color

#A9BF9C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9BF9C falls into the Chartreuse Color FamilyLow Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 191, 156) — 66.3% red, 74.9% green, 61.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 0 / 14 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained zesty chartreuse, #A9BF9C appears airy and pastel-like. 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 Laurel Green (#A9BA9D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spring Rain (#A3BD9C) and Ittihad House & Garden Abu Dhabi Green (#A1BFA2).

The recipe behind #A9BF9C is rgb(169, 191, 156), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9BF9C: 10.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9BF9C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9BF9C color variations

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

#A9BF9C 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A9BF9C

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9BF9C
  • RGB169, 191, 156
  • CMYK9, 0, 14, 25
  • CSSrgb(169, 191, 156)
  • HSL98°, 21%, 68%
  • HSL Precise97.714°, 21.472%, 68.039%
  • HSV98°, 18%, 75%
  • HSB98°, 18%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.749, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.749, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.749, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9BF9C
  • DECIMAL ID11124636
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01