Information about #A49BAB color

#A49BAB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A49BAB is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(164, 155, 171) — 64.3% red, 60.8% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 6 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #A49BAB appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. 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 Spun Pearl (#A2A1AC).

The recipe behind #A49BAB is rgb(164, 155, 171), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A49BAB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A49BAB color variations

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#A49BAB 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 #A49BAB

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

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Santas Grey color link
Santas Grey

#9998A7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A49BAB
  • RGB164, 155, 171
  • CMYK3, 6, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(164, 155, 171)
  • HSL274°, 9%, 64%
  • HSL Precise273.75°, 8.696%, 63.922%
  • HSV274°, 9%, 67%
  • HSB274°, 9%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.608, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.608, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.608, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA49BAB
  • DECIMAL ID10787755
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01