Information about #A9B9C9 color

#A9B9C9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A9B9C9 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(169, 185, 201) (66.3% red, 72.5% green, 78.8% blue), or CMYK 13 / 6 / 0 / 21 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A9B9C9 reads as a gently muted sky-leaning azure 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 Icebreaker (#A9B7C9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Shinto (#A6B5C6) and Alaska (#B2B9CD).

The recipe behind #A9B9C9 is rgb(169, 185, 201), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A9B9C9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9B9C9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9B9C9 color variations

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

#A9B9C9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9B9C9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9B9C9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#858B90

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Grey

#808080

#A9B9C9 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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#A9B9C9 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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#CABAAA
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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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#CACAAA
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#CAAAAA
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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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#AACACA
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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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#CAAABA
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#BACAAA
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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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#BAAACA
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#CABAAA
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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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#CAAACA
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#CABAAA
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Nearest named colors to #A9B9C9

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

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

#A9B9C9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9B9C9
  • RGB169, 185, 201
  • CMYK13, 6, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(169, 185, 201)
  • HSL210°, 23%, 73%
  • HSL Precise210°, 22.857%, 72.549%
  • HSV210°, 16%, 79%
  • HSB210°, 16%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.725, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.725, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.725, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9B9C9
  • DECIMAL ID11123145
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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