Information about #A9CED6 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A9CED6 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 206, 214) — 66.3% red, 80.8% green, 83.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 3 / 0 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A9CED6 reads as a moderately toned aqua cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Children’s Soft Blue (#A1CED7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Regent St Blue (#A0CDD9) and Clinical Soft Blue (#B2CFD3).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(169, 206, 214)), which gives #A9CED6 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9CED6: 12.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. #A9CED6 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A9CED6 color variations

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

#A9CED6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9CED6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9CED6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9CED6 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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#A9CED6 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 #A9CED6

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

Children’s Soft Blue color link
Children’s Soft Blue

#A1CED7

Regent St Blue color link
Regent St Blue

#A0CDD9

Clinical Soft Blue color link
Clinical Soft Blue

#B2CFD3

Sinbad color link
Sinbad

#A6D5D0

Pastel Cyan color link
Pastel Cyan

#A4D8D8

Jungle Mist color link
Jungle Mist

#B4CFD3

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Morning Glory color link
Morning Glory

#9ED1D3

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

Baroque Chalk Soft Blue color link
Baroque Chalk Soft Blue

#AECCCB

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Scandal color link
Scandal

#ADD9D1

#A9CED6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9CED6
  • RGB169, 206, 214
  • CMYK18, 3, 0, 16
  • CSSrgb(169, 206, 214)
  • HSL191°, 35%, 75%
  • HSL Precise190.667°, 35.433%, 75.098%
  • HSV191°, 21%, 84%
  • HSB191°, 21%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.808, 0.839)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.808, 0.839, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.808, 0.839)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9CED6
  • DECIMAL ID11128534
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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