Information about #A499A5 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A499A5 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Siesta (#A59AA8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Effortless (#A096A7) and Magentaish Grey (#A89CA8).
In RGB terms — rgb(164, 153, 165) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A499A5 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. #A499A5 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#A499A5 color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#A499A5 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A499A5 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A499A5 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A499A5 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A499A5 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 #A499A5 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #A499A5
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A59AA8
#A096A7
#A89CA8
#A69FA4
#AA98A8
#AA98A9
#9F9B9D
#A1949D
#9EA0A1
#A99D9D
#A2A1AC
#9998A7
#A499A5 color backgrounds & wallpapers
Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.
Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A499A5
- RGB164, 153, 165
- CMYK0, 5, 0, 35
- CSSrgb(164, 153, 165)
- HSL295°, 6%, 62%
- HSL Precise295°, 6.25%, 62.353%
- HSV295°, 7%, 65%
- HSB295°, 7%, 65%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
- GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.600, 0.647)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.600, 0.647, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.600, 0.647)
- Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDA499A5
- DECIMAL ID10787237
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
