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What color is A9ABB6?

The RGB color code for color number #A9ABB6 is RGB(169, 171, 182). In the RGB color model, #A9ABB6 has a red value of 169, a green value of 171, and a blue value of 182. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 7.1% cyan, 6.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 28.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 230.8° (degrees), 8.2 % saturation, and 68.8 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #A9ABB6 has a hue of 230.8° (degrees), 7.1 % saturation and 71.4 % brightness/value.



Color A9ABB6 is cool or warm?

Color A9ABB6 is a cool color.



What is the LRV of #A9ABB6? (For interior and product design)

A9ABB6 has an LRV of nearly 41. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



Dark Color

#A9ABB6

Light Color


Compare LRV 41 of #A9ABB6 with dark and light Color




Is #A9ABB6 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color A9ABB6 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #A9ABB6 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(169, 171, 182)
Red
169 (66.3%)
Green
171 (67.1%)
Blue
182 (71.4%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
7.14%
Magenta
6.04%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
28.63%

HSL

HSL(230.77deg, 8.2 %, 68.8 %)

Hue
230.77°
Saturation
8.18 %.
Lightness
68.82 %.

RYB

RYB(36, 59, 64)
Red
36 (14.2%)
Yellow
59 (23.2%)
Blue
64 (24.9%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
230.77°
Saturation
7.14 %.
Brightness / Value
71.37 %.

HWB

H: 230.77°

W: 66.27 %

B: 28.63 %

XYZ

X : 39.37

Y : 40.94

Z : 50.08

YXY

Y1 : 40.94

X : 0.3

Y2 : 0.31

CMY

C : 33.73%

M : 32.94%

Y : 28.63%


LRV

~ 40.9 %

Munsell Color System

2.8PB 6.9/1.1

CIE-Lab

L : 70.13

A : 1.45

B : -5.88

CIE-Lch

L : 70.13

C : 6.06

H : 283.86

CIE-Luv

L : 70.13

U : -1.73

V : -9.02

Hunter-Lab

L : 63.98

A : -2.14

B : -1.62






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #A9ABB6


Here are the colors similar to A9ABB6. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.



#A9A9A9
Dark Gray
ΔE - 5.53 (94.5% similar)
#A6A6A6
Quick Silver
ΔE - 5.71 (94.3% similar)
#C4C3D0
Lavender Gray
ΔE - 6.91 (93.1% similar)
#BEBEBE
Medium Gray
ΔE - 7.48 (92.5% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to A9ABB6.




British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to A9ABB6.


#AEADB2
BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir
ΔE - 3.00 (97.0% similar)
#A3A3A3
BS 18-B-21 - Blue
ΔE - 6.02 (94.0% similar)
#A9A9A8
BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey
ΔE - 6.14 (93.9% similar)
#B6B6B6
BS 18-B-19 - Grey
ΔE - 6.23 (93.8% similar)


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to A9ABB6.




Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to A9ABB6.


#A7A8AA
PANTONE Cool Gray 6 C
ΔE - 4.56 (95.4% similar)
#B3B0C4
PANTONE 5295 C
ΔE - 5.20 (94.8% similar)
#AAADAE
PANTONE 10105 C
ΔE - 5.37 (94.6% similar)
#B0ABAC
PANTONE 4282 C
ΔE - 5.42 (94.6% similar)


RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to A9ABB6.


#989EA1
RAL 7040 - Window Gray
ΔE - 6.71 (93.3% similar)
#A1A1A0
RAL 9006 - White Aluminium
ΔE - 6.85 (93.2% similar)
#9B9B9B
RAL 7004 - Signal Gray
ΔE - 7.38 (92.6% similar)




Paint color for Hex #A9ABB6


Here are the paint colors similar to A9ABB6. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Benjamin Moore

Hex color A9ABB6 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #A9ABB6 to Benjamin Moore


#AAAEB3
Pigeon Gray (2133-50)
ΔE - 3.56 (96.4% similar)
#AEABAA
Stormy Monday (2112-50)
ΔE - 6.06 (93.9% similar)
#9A9FA2
Delray Gray (1614)
ΔE - 6.23 (93.8% similar)
#B3B1B0
Silver Dollar (1460)
ΔE - 6.24 (93.8% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color A9ABB6 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #A9ABB6 to PPG Paints


#ADB0B4
Silver Charm (PPG1013-4)
ΔE - 3.94 (96.1% similar)
#B8B9CB
Cosmic (PPG1171-4)
ΔE - 5.11 (94.9% similar)
#A9AFB2
Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3)
ΔE - 5.19 (94.8% similar)
#BEBBC9
Silverberry (PPG1173-4)
ΔE - 5.59 (94.4% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color A9ABB6 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #A9ABB6 to Dunn-Edwards


#9CA0A6
Gray Wolf (DE 6354)
ΔE - 4.59 (95.4% similar)
#B6B5B8
Silver Bullet (DE 6381)
ΔE - 4.80 (95.2% similar)
#A1A5A8
Baby Seal (DE 6361)
ΔE - 4.98 (95.0% similar)
#A9AAAB
Castlerock (DE 6375)
ΔE - 5.04 (95.0% similar)


Behr

Hex color A9ABB6 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #A9ABB6 to Behr


#AEACAD
Classy (MQ5-04)
ΔE - 4.99 (95.0% similar)
#A2A4A6
Power Gray (N530-4)
ΔE - 5.13 (94.9% similar)
#AEADAC
Flannel Gray (N520-3)
ΔE - 6.05 (94.0% similar)
#B1B0AF
Sparrow (780F-4)
ΔE - 6.17 (93.8% similar)


Sherwin Williams

Hex color A9ABB6 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #A9ABB6 to Sherwin Williams


#A8AEB1
Morning Fog (SW 6255)
ΔE - 5.16 (94.8% similar)
#AEA9AA
Mystical Shade (SW 6276)
ΔE - 5.43 (94.6% similar)
#A0A5A7
Network Gray (SW 7073)
ΔE - 5.75 (94.3% similar)
#A9B0B1
Uncertain Gray (SW 6234)
ΔE - 6.44 (93.6% similar)


Valspar

Hex color A9ABB6 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #A9ABB6 to Valspar


#A9ACAD
Metropolis (4005-1C)
ΔE - 5.36 (94.6% similar)
#BFC0C6
Dolphin at Play (8004-46B)
ΔE - 6.14 (93.9% similar)
#B8B4B4
Ganymede (8006-12C)
ΔE - 6.26 (93.7% similar)
#BDBFD1
A Stitch in Time (8003-48B)
ΔE - 6.29 (93.7% similar)







Color Combinations


#A9ABB6 color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



A9ABB6
Dark Gray*

B6B4A9
Greige*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #A9ABB6?

Color that best contrast with #A9ABB6 is #B6B4A9, color name is Greige*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #A9ABB6?

Complementary or Opposite color for #A9ABB6 is #B6B4A9, color name is Greige*.





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