Information about #A9BCBA color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A9BCBA is a gently muted aqua cyan 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 practically indistinguishable from Rivendell (#A9BDB6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB) and Emerge (#ADBAB5).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(169, 188, 186)), which gives #A9BCBA its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#A9BCBA color variations
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#A9BCBA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A9BCBA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A9BCBA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A9BCBA color hues
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#A9BCBA 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 #A9BCBA color
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Nearest named colors to #A9BCBA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A9BDB6
#AAB7BB
#ADBAB5
#B0BABA
#A8C3BC
#AAB5B8
#A6BBB3
#AEB7C0
#B0BBC0
#ACB6B2
#B1B9B4
#B1B6B7
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A9BCBA
- RGB169, 188, 186
- CMYK7, 0, 1, 26
- CSSrgb(169, 188, 186)
- HSL174°, 12%, 70%
- HSL Precise173.684°, 12.418%, 70%
- HSV174°, 10%, 74%
- HSB174°, 10%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
- GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.737, 0.729)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.737, 0.729, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.737, 0.729)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDA9BCBA
- DECIMAL ID11123898
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers326 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
