Information about #A59DAA color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A59DAA reads as a muted, almost neutral grey and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Siesta (#A59AA8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Magentaish Grey (#A89CA8) and Spun Pearl (#A2A1AC).
In RGB terms — rgb(165, 157, 170) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A59DAA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A59DAA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#A59DAA color variations
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#A59DAA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A59DAA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A59DAA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A59DAA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A59DAA 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 #A59DAA color
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Nearest named colors to #A59DAA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A59AA8
#A89CA8
#A2A1AC
#A69FA4
#AA98A9
#AA98A8
#9FA3A7
#A096A7
#A09BB2
#A6A6A6
#A9A5A5
#AE98AA
#A59DAA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A59DAA
- RGB165, 157, 170
- CMYK2, 5, 0, 33
- CSSrgb(165, 157, 170)
- HSL277°, 7%, 64%
- HSL Precise276.923°, 7.104%, 64.118%
- HSV277°, 8%, 67%
- HSB277°, 8%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
- GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.616, 0.667)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.616, 0.667, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.616, 0.667)
- Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDA59DAA
- DECIMAL ID10853802
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers36 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
