Information about #A9B7AB color

#A9B7AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9B7AB falls into the Green Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 183, 171) — 66.3% red, 71.8% green, 67.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 0 / 5 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #A9B7AB has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bel Air (#ADB5AA). Slightly further away sit Periglacial Blue (#ACB6B2) and Misty Ash (#ADB2B0).

The recipe behind #A9B7AB is rgb(169, 183, 171), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9B7AB: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #A9B7AB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A9B7AB color variations

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

#A9B7AB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9B7AB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9B7AB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9B7AB 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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#A9B7AB 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 #A9B7AB

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

Bel Air color link
Bel Air

#ADB5AA

Periglacial Blue color link
Periglacial Blue

#ACB6B2

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Diana Green color link
Diana Green

#B1B5A9

Half Delta color link
Half Delta

#AEB0AA

Quarter Stack color link
Quarter Stack

#AFB2AF

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Meredith color link
Meredith

#A8BFA6

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Dusty Ash color link
Dusty Ash

#A4AEA8

#A9B7AB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9B7AB
  • RGB169, 183, 171
  • CMYK5, 0, 5, 28
  • CSSrgb(169, 183, 171)
  • HSL129°, 9%, 69%
  • HSL Precise128.571°, 8.861%, 69.02%
  • HSV129°, 8%, 72%
  • HSB129°, 8%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.718, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.718, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.718, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9B7AB
  • DECIMAL ID11122603
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers320 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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