Information about #A9EFED color

#A9EFED color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9EFED falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 239, 237) — 66.3% red, 93.7% green, 92.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 0 / 1 / 6. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A9EFED is a energetic, saturated water-like cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Emilyte Blue (#B0EEE6) and Blizzard Blue (#ACE5EE).

The recipe behind #A9EFED is rgb(169, 239, 237), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9EFED: 16.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9EFED is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9EFED color variations

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

#A9EFED color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9EFED color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9EFED color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9EFED 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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#A9EFED 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 #A9EFED

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

PaleTurquoise color link
PaleTurquoise

#AFEEEE

Emilyte Blue color link
Emilyte Blue

#B0EEE6

Blizzard Blue color link
Blizzard Blue

#ACE5EE

Starlight Blue color link
Starlight Blue

#B0EEE5

Dragonfly color link
Dragonfly

#A5EEE3

Emily Blue color link
Emily Blue

#B0EEE4

Soft Cyan color link
Soft Cyan

#B2F3F3

Norah Blue color link
Norah Blue

#AEE4EE

Emilian Blue color link
Emilian Blue

#B0EEE3

Waterspout color link
Waterspout

#A4F4F9

Powder Blue color link
Powder Blue

#B0E0E6

Pale Light Grayish Cyan color link
Pale Light Grayish Cyan

#B8E7E7

#A9EFED color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9EFED
  • RGB169, 239, 237
  • CMYK27, 0, 1, 6
  • CSSrgb(169, 239, 237)
  • HSL178°, 69%, 80%
  • HSL Precise178.286°, 68.627%, 80%
  • HSV178°, 29%, 94%
  • HSB178°, 29%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.937, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.937, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.937, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9EFED
  • DECIMAL ID11137005
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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