Information about #A9ADAB color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A9ADAB is a muted, almost neutral grey that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Double Surrender (#A8AAAB). Nearby in the Register you will also find Silver Chalice (#ACACAC) and Dark Gray (#A9A9A9).
In RGB terms — rgb(169, 173, 171) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#A9ADAB color variations
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#A9ADAB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A9ADAB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A9ADAB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A9ADAB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A9ADAB 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 #A9ADAB color
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Nearest named colors to #A9ADAB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A8AAAB
#ACACAC
#A9A9A9
#A5ADAD
#A8A9AD
#AEAEAD
#A5ACAF
#ADAAA8
#A8AAA6
#AEB0AA
#A4AEA8
#ACAFB1
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A9ADAB
- RGB169, 173, 171
- CMYK2, 0, 1, 32
- CSSrgb(169, 173, 171)
- HSL150°, 2%, 67%
- HSL Precise150°, 2.381%, 67.059%
- HSV150°, 2%, 68%
- HSB150°, 2%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
- GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.678, 0.671)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.678, 0.671, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.678, 0.671)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
- Color FamilySpring Green
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDA9ADAB
- DECIMAL ID11120043
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
