Information about #A09997 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A09997 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Triple Rakaia (#A19A98). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tonto (#9F9596) and Imagine (#A39894).
The recipe behind #A09997 is rgb(160, 153, 151), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A09997 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. #A09997 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#A09997 color variations
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#A09997 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A09997 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A09997 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A09997 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A09997 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A09997 color
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Nearest named colors to #A09997
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A19A98
#9F9596
#A39894
#A19D94
#9C979B
#9F9B9D
#9D9F9A
#999B95
#A59692
#A09F9C
#A1949D
#A0A197
#A09997 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A09997
- RGB160, 153, 151
- CMYK0, 3, 4, 37
- CSSrgb(160, 153, 151)
- HSL13°, 5%, 61%
- HSL Precise13.333°, 4.523%, 60.98%
- HSV13°, 6%, 63%
- HSB13°, 6%, 63%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
- GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.600, 0.592)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.600, 0.592, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.600, 0.592)
- Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDA09997
- DECIMAL ID10525079
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
