Information about #A9C6C3 color

#A9C6C3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9C6C3 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 198, 195) — 66.3% red, 77.6% green, 76.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 1 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A9C6C3 is a gently muted cyan that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Opal (#A8C3BC). Slightly further away sit Baroque Chalk Soft Blue (#AECCCB) and Chi (#9FBFC2).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(169, 198, 195)), which gives #A9C6C3 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 11.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. #A9C6C3 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A9C6C3 color variations

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

#A9C6C3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9C6C3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Kermadec

#1D2C2A
Black

#000000

#A9C6C3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9C6C3 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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#A9C6C3 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 #A9C6C3

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

Baroque Chalk Soft Blue color link
Baroque Chalk Soft Blue

#AECCCB

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Half Kumutoto color link
Half Kumutoto

#9CC8CA

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

OnlyUp Coin color link
OnlyUp Coin

#B0BABA

#A9C6C3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9C6C3
  • RGB169, 198, 195
  • CMYK11, 0, 1, 22
  • CSSrgb(169, 198, 195)
  • HSL174°, 20%, 72%
  • HSL Precise173.793°, 20.28%, 71.961%
  • HSV174°, 15%, 78%
  • HSB174°, 15%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.776, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.776, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.776, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9C6C3
  • DECIMAL ID11126467
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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