Information about #A29DAA color

#A29DAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A29DAA falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(162, 157, 170) — 63.5% red, 61.6% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 5 / 0 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A29DAA reads as a softly muted neutral grey and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spun Pearl (#A2A1AC). Slightly further away sit Siesta (#A59AA8) and Magentaish Grey (#A89CA8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(162, 157, 170)), which gives #A29DAA its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A29DAA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A29DAA color variations

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

#A29DAA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A29DAA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A29DAA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A29DAA 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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#A29DAA 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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#AAA89D
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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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#9D9EAA
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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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#9DAAA2
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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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#AA9DA5
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#9DAAA2
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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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#9DAAA8
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Nearest named colors to #A29DAA

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

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

Magentaish Grey color link
Magentaish Grey

#A89CA8

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

Silver Aluminium color link
Silver Aluminium

#9EA0A1

Quick Silver color link
Quick Silver

#A6A6A6

Santas Grey color link
Santas Grey

#9998A7

#A29DAA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A29DAA
  • RGB162, 157, 170
  • CMYK3, 5, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(162, 157, 170)
  • HSL263°, 7%, 64%
  • HSL Precise263.077°, 7.104%, 64.118%
  • HSV263°, 8%, 67%
  • HSB263°, 8%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.635, 0.616, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.635, 0.616, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.635, 0.616, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA29DAA
  • DECIMAL ID10657194
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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