Information about #A9C3CD color

#A9C3CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9C3CD falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 195, 205) — 66.3% red, 76.5% green, 80.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 14 / 4 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced steel-blue azure, #A9C3CD 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 Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Baroque Chalk Soft Blue (#AECCCB) and Escape (#9EC0CA).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 195, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9C3CD: 11.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9C3CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9C3CD color variations

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

#A9C3CD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9C3CD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9C3CD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9C3CD 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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#A9C3CD 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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#A8CCC4
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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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#C2CCA8
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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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#B0CCA8
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Nearest named colors to #A9C3CD

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

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Baroque Chalk Soft Blue color link
Baroque Chalk Soft Blue

#AECCCB

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Half Kumutoto color link
Half Kumutoto

#9CC8CA

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

#A9C3CD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9C3CD
  • RGB169, 195, 205
  • CMYK14, 4, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(169, 195, 205)
  • HSL197°, 26%, 73%
  • HSL Precise196.667°, 26.471%, 73.333%
  • HSV197°, 18%, 80%
  • HSB197°, 18%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.765, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.765, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.765, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9C3CD
  • DECIMAL ID11125709
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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