Information about #A9AEB2 color

#A9AEB2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9AEB2 falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 174, 178) — 66.3% red, 68.2% green, 69.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 2 / 0 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A9AEB2 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and 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 a hair away from Metro (#ACAFB1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Titans Grey (#A5ACAF) and Gull Grey (#A4ADB0).

The recipe behind #A9AEB2 is rgb(169, 174, 178), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9AEB2: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9AEB2 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9AEB2 color variations

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

#A9AEB2 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9AEB2 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9AEB2 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9AEB2 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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#A9AEB2 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 #A9AEB2

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

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Electric Gray color link
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

Silver Chalice color link
Silver Chalice

#ACACAC

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Chrome Aluminum color link
Chrome Aluminum

#A8A9AD

Quarter Stack color link
Quarter Stack

#AFB2AF

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

#A9AEB2 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9AEB2
  • RGB169, 174, 178
  • CMYK4, 2, 0, 30
  • CSSrgb(169, 174, 178)
  • HSL207°, 6%, 68%
  • HSL Precise206.667°, 5.521%, 68.039%
  • HSV207°, 5%, 70%
  • HSB207°, 5%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.682, 0.698)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.682, 0.698, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.682, 0.698)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9AEB2
  • DECIMAL ID11120306
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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