Information about #A4959C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A4959C reads as a muted, almost 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 practically indistinguishable from Vita Strada (#A1949D). Slightly further away sit Triple Rakaia (#A19A98) and Tonto (#9F9596).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(164, 149, 156)), which gives #A4959C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. #A4959C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#A4959C color variations
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#A4959C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A4959C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A4959C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A4959C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A4959C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A4959C color
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Nearest named colors to #A4959C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A1949D
#A19A98
#9F9596
#9F9B9D
#9C979B
#A39894
#A99D9D
#AC9B9B
#A59692
#A09F9C
#A49591
#A59591
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A4959C
- RGB164, 149, 156
- CMYK0, 6, 3, 36
- CSSrgb(164, 149, 156)
- HSL332°, 8%, 61%
- HSL Precise332°, 7.614%, 61.373%
- HSV332°, 9%, 64%
- HSB332°, 9%, 64%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
- GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.584, 0.612)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.584, 0.612, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.584, 0.612)
- Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDA4959C
- DECIMAL ID10786204
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
