Information about #A0A79D color

#A0A79D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A0A79D is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(160, 167, 157) — 62.7% red, 65.5% green, 61.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 4 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A0A79D presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Robins Egg Blue (#9EAA9E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quarter Tapa (#A3A49C) and Dark Ash (#9BA49E).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(160, 167, 157)), which gives #A0A79D its character. If you plan to put text on a #A0A79D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A0A79D color variations

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

#A0A79D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A0A79D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A0A79D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A0A79D 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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#A0A79D 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 #A0A79D

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

Robins Egg Blue color link
Robins Egg Blue

#9EAA9E

Quarter Tapa color link
Quarter Tapa

#A3A49C

Dark Ash color link
Dark Ash

#9BA49E

Transmission color link
Transmission

#9FA19E

Foggy Grey color link
Foggy Grey

#A7A69D

Swordfish color link
Swordfish

#A7A69C

Mountain Mist color link
Mountain Mist

#A09F9C

Yellowish Grey color link
Yellowish Grey

#A8A89C

Silver Aluminium color link
Silver Aluminium

#9EA0A1

Star Dust color link
Star Dust

#A0A197

Kensington Grey color link
Kensington Grey

#9D9F9A

Half Washed Green color link
Half Washed Green

#A1A894

#A0A79D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A0A79D
  • RGB160, 167, 157
  • CMYK3, 0, 4, 35
  • CSSrgb(160, 167, 157)
  • HSL102°, 5%, 64%
  • HSL Precise102°, 5.376%, 63.529%
  • HSV102°, 6%, 65%
  • HSB102°, 6%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.655, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.655, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.655, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA0A79D
  • DECIMAL ID10528669
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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