Information about #A9AAAD color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A9AAAD reads as a quiet, subdued grey and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Chrome Aluminum (#A8A9AD). Nearby in the Register you will also find Double Surrender (#A8AAAB) and Silver Chalice (#ACACAC).
In RGB terms — rgb(169, 170, 173) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A9AAAD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. #A9AAAD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#A9AAAD color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#A9AAAD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A9AAAD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A9AAAD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A9AAAD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A9AAAD 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A9AAAD color
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Nearest named colors to #A9AAAD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A8A9AD
#A8AAAB
#ACACAC
#A9A9A9
#A5ACAF
#A5ADAD
#A4A8B0
#AEAEAD
#ADAAA8
#A5A9B2
#A4ADB0
#A8AAA6
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A9AAAD
- RGB169, 170, 173
- CMYK2, 1, 0, 32
- CSSrgb(169, 170, 173)
- HSL225°, 2%, 67%
- HSL Precise225°, 2.381%, 67.059%
- HSV225°, 2%, 68%
- HSB225°, 2%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
- GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.667, 0.678)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.667, 0.678, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.667, 0.678)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDA9AAAD
- DECIMAL ID11119277
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
