Information about #A9C2B8 color

#A9C2B8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9C2B8 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 194, 184) — 66.3% red, 76.1% green, 72.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 0 / 4 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A9C2B8 is a calm, restrained minty spring green that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Opal (#A8C3BC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rivendell (#A9BDB6) and Enigma green (#AEC5B3).

The recipe behind #A9C2B8 is rgb(169, 194, 184), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9C2B8: 11.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9C2B8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9C2B8 color variations

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

#A9C2B8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9C2B8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9C2B8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9C2B8 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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#A9C2B8 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 #A9C2B8

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

Enigma green color link
Enigma green

#AEC5B3

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Gum Leaf color link
Gum Leaf

#ACC9B2

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

OnlyUp Coin color link
OnlyUp Coin

#B0BABA

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

McCrorey Green color link
McCrorey Green

#A8CBB0

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

#A9C2B8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9C2B8
  • RGB169, 194, 184
  • CMYK10, 0, 4, 24
  • CSSrgb(169, 194, 184)
  • HSL156°, 17%, 71%
  • HSL Precise156°, 17.007%, 71.176%
  • HSV156°, 13%, 76%
  • HSB156°, 13%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.761, 0.722)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.761, 0.722, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.761, 0.722)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.2%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9C2B8
  • DECIMAL ID11125432
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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