Information about #A3A6AF color

#A3A6AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A3A6AF falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(163, 166, 175) — 63.9% red, 65.1% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 4 / 0 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A3A6AF is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Freestyling (#A4A8B0). Slightly further away sit Forecast (#A2AAB1) and Mischka (#A5A9B2).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(163, 166, 175)), which gives #A3A6AF its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A3A6AF: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #A3A6AF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A3A6AF color variations

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

#A3A6AF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A3A6AF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3E4048

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#1F2024

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Black

#000000

#A3A6AF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#93959C

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#858689

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Grey

#808080

#A3A6AF 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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#A3A6AF 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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#ABAEA2
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#AEA5A2
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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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#A2ABAE
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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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#A5AEA2
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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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#ABA2AE
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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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#AEA2AB
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#A2AEA5
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Nearest named colors to #A3A6AF

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

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Chrome Aluminum color link
Chrome Aluminum

#A8A9AD

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Double Surrender color link
Double Surrender

#A8AAAB

Electric Gray color link
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Dark Gray color link
Dark Gray

#A9A9A9

#A3A6AF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A3A6AF
  • RGB163, 166, 175
  • CMYK5, 4, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(163, 166, 175)
  • HSL225°, 7%, 66%
  • HSL Precise225°, 6.977%, 66.275%
  • HSV225°, 7%, 69%
  • HSB225°, 7%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.651, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.651, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.651, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA3A6AF
  • DECIMAL ID10725039
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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