Information about #A48A9C color

#A48A9C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A48A9C falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(164, 138, 156) — 64.3% red, 54.1% green, 61.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 10 / 3 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A48A9C presents itself as a gently muted rose — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bouquet (#A78199). Slightly further away sit Vita Strada (#A1949D) and Ooh La (#A088A6).

In RGB terms — rgb(164, 138, 156) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A48A9C: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. No one has named #A48A9C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A48A9C color variations

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

#A48A9C 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 #A48A9C

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

Bouquet color link
Bouquet

#A78199

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

Anticipation color link
Anticipation

#A88A8E

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A48A9C
  • RGB164, 138, 156
  • CMYK0, 10, 3, 36
  • CSSrgb(164, 138, 156)
  • HSL318°, 13%, 59%
  • HSL Precise318.462°, 12.5%, 59.216%
  • HSV318°, 16%, 64%
  • HSB318°, 16%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.541, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.541, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.541, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA48A9C
  • DECIMAL ID10783388
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01