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Color space conversion

Conversion of this color for each color space representation
RGB open »
Red Green Blue
66.27% 73.73% 72.55%
HSL open »
Hue Saturation Lightness
170.53° 12.42% 70%
HSV / HSB
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
170.53° 10.11% 73.73%
RGB - Normalized
Red Green Blue
0.66 0.74 0.73
HSL - Normalized
Hue Saturation Lightness
0.47 0.12 0.7
HSV / HSB - Normalized
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
0.47 0.1 0.74
CMYK open »
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
10% 0% 2% 26%
YCbCr
Y Cb Cr
0.71 0.01 -0.04
XYZ
X Y Z
43.1 47.9 52.87
CIE Lab
L a b
74.76 -7.09 -0.71

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CSS notation

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#a9bcb9
rgb(169,188,185)
hsl(171, 12%, 70%)

Tints, Shades, and Tones

Tints of color #a9bcb9

Tints

A tint is obtained by adding white to a color. This process reduces darkness.
Shades of color #a9bcb9

Shades

A shade is obtained by adding black to a color. This process increases darkness.
Tones of color #a9bcb9

Tones

A tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.

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Color Harmonies

Schemes of colors that work well together. Read more about Color Harmonies »
Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #a9bcb9

Complementary

Create the strongest contrast.
Triad Harmony Color Scheme of #a9bcb9

Triad

Let one color dominate and use the other two for the accent.
Square Harmony Color Scheme of #a9bcb9

Square

Balance between warm and cool colors.
Adjacent Harmony Color Scheme of #a9bcb9

Adjacent / Analogous / Analogic

Pleasing and harmonious to the eye, they can be found in nature.
Split Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #a9bcb9

Split Complementary

Low tension, strong visual contrast.
Rectangle Tetradic Harmony Color Scheme of #a9bcb9

Rectangle / Tetradic

Two complementary pairs for a total of four colors.
Pentagram Harmony Color Scheme of #a9bcb9

Pentagram

Circle around the color wheel, five colors.