Information about #A9C1BC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A9C1BC falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 193, 188) — 66.3% red, 75.7% green, 73.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 0 / 2 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted cyan, #A9C1BC has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Opal (#A8C3BC). Slightly further away sit Rivendell (#A9BDB6) and Cool Silver (#B0BBC0).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(169, 193, 188)), which gives #A9C1BC its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9C1BC: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. No one has named #A9C1BC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A9C1BC color variations

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

#A9C1BC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9C1BC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9C1BC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9C1BC 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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#A9C1BC 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 #A9C1BC

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

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

OnlyUp Coin color link
OnlyUp Coin

#B0BABA

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Enigma green color link
Enigma green

#AEC5B3

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

#A9C1BC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9C1BC
  • RGB169, 193, 188
  • CMYK9, 0, 2, 24
  • CSSrgb(169, 193, 188)
  • HSL168°, 16%, 71%
  • HSL Precise167.5°, 16.216%, 70.98%
  • HSV168°, 12%, 76%
  • HSB168°, 12%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.757, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.757, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.757, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9C1BC
  • DECIMAL ID11125180
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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