Information about #A0A597 color

#A0A597 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A0A597 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(160, 165, 151) — 62.7% red, 64.7% green, 59.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 5 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A0A597 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Star Dust (#A0A197). Slightly further away sit Half Washed Green (#A1A894) and Delta Grey (#A5A395).

In RGB terms — rgb(160, 165, 151) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A0A597 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A0A597 color variations

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#A0A597 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A0A597

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

Star Dust color link
Star Dust

#A0A197

Delta Grey color link
Delta Grey

#A5A395

Quarter Tapa color link
Quarter Tapa

#A3A49C

Cement color link
Cement

#A5A391

Transmission color link
Transmission

#9FA19E

Greyish color link
Greyish

#A8A495

Iron color link
Iron

#A19D94

Swordfish color link
Swordfish

#A7A69C

Dark Ash color link
Dark Ash

#9BA49E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A0A597
  • RGB160, 165, 151
  • CMYK2, 0, 5, 35
  • CSSrgb(160, 165, 151)
  • HSL81°, 7%, 62%
  • HSL Precise81.429°, 7.216%, 61.961%
  • HSV81°, 8%, 65%
  • HSB81°, 8%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.647, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.647, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.647, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA0A597
  • DECIMAL ID10528151
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01