Information about #A9B1AD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A9B1AD belongs to the Spring Green Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(169, 177, 173) (66.3% red, 69.4% green, 67.8% blue), or CMYK 3 / 0 / 2 / 31 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #A9B1AD appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Misty Ash (#ADB2B0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Metro (#ACAFB1) and Electric Gray (#A5ADAD).

The recipe behind #A9B1AD is rgb(169, 177, 173), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A9B1AD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A9B1AD color variations

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

#A9B1AD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9B1AD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9B1AD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9B1AD 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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#A9B1AD 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 #A9B1AD

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

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Electric Gray color link
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Silver Chalice color link
Silver Chalice

#ACACAC

Half Delta color link
Half Delta

#AEB0AA

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Quarter Stack color link
Quarter Stack

#AFB2AF

Bel Air color link
Bel Air

#ADB5AA

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Double Surrender color link
Double Surrender

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#A9B1AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9B1AD
  • RGB169, 177, 173
  • CMYK3, 0, 2, 31
  • CSSrgb(169, 177, 173)
  • HSL150°, 5%, 68%
  • HSL Precise150°, 4.878%, 67.843%
  • HSV150°, 5%, 69%
  • HSB150°, 5%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.694, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.694, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.694, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Spring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9B1AD
  • DECIMAL ID11121069
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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