Information about #A3A9AE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A3A9AE falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(163, 169, 174) — 63.9% red, 66.3% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 2 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A3A9AE is a softly muted neutral grey that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit 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 Titans Grey (#A5ACAF).

The recipe behind #A3A9AE is rgb(163, 169, 174), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A3A9AE: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A3A9AE color variations

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

#A3A9AE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A3A9AE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A3A9AE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A3A9AE 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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#A3A9AE 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 #A3A9AE

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

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Electric Gray color link
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

Chrome Aluminum color link
Chrome Aluminum

#A8A9AD

Double Surrender color link
Double Surrender

#A8AAAB

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Dark Gray color link
Dark Gray

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Dusty Ash color link
Dusty Ash

#A4AEA8

#A3A9AE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A3A9AE
  • RGB163, 169, 174
  • CMYK4, 2, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(163, 169, 174)
  • HSL207°, 6%, 66%
  • HSL Precise207.273°, 6.358%, 66.078%
  • HSV207°, 6%, 68%
  • HSB207°, 6%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.663, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.663, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.663, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA3A9AE
  • DECIMAL ID10725806
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers325 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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