Information about #A9C7AE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A9C7AE falls into the Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 199, 174) — 66.3% red, 78% green, 68.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 12 / 0 / 10 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A9C7AE presents itself as a softly toned natural green — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from McCrorey Green (#A8CBB0). Slightly further away sit Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2) and Enigma green (#AEC5B3).

The recipe behind #A9C7AE is rgb(169, 199, 174), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9C7AE: 11.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A9C7AE color variations

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

#A9C7AE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9C7AE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9C7AE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9C7AE 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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#A9C7AE 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 #A9C7AE

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

McCrorey Green color link
McCrorey Green

#A8CBB0

Gum Leaf color link
Gum Leaf

#ACC9B2

Enigma green color link
Enigma green

#AEC5B3

Cambridge Blue color link
Cambridge Blue

#A3C1AD

Meredith color link
Meredith

#A8BFA6

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Half Robin Egg Blue color link
Half Robin Egg Blue

#B5C0B5

#A9C7AE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9C7AE
  • RGB169, 199, 174
  • CMYK12, 0, 10, 22
  • CSSrgb(169, 199, 174)
  • HSL130°, 21%, 72%
  • HSL Precise130°, 21.127%, 72.157%
  • HSV130°, 15%, 78%
  • HSB130°, 15%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.780, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.780, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.780, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9C7AE
  • DECIMAL ID11126702
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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