Information about #A49AAB color

#A49AAB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A49AAB falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(164, 154, 171) — 64.3% red, 60.4% green, 67.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 7 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A49AAB presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Siesta (#A59AA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Magentaish Grey (#A89CA8) and Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9).

In RGB terms — rgb(164, 154, 171) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A49AAB: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A49AAB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A49AAB color variations

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#A49AAB 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 #A49AAB

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

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

#A49AAB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A49AAB
  • RGB164, 154, 171
  • CMYK3, 7, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(164, 154, 171)
  • HSL275°, 9%, 64%
  • HSL Precise275.294°, 9.189%, 63.725%
  • HSV275°, 10%, 67%
  • HSB275°, 10%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.604, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.604, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.604, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA49AAB
  • DECIMAL ID10787499
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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