Information about #A59E9C color

#A59E9C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A59E9C belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(165, 158, 156) (64.7% red, 62% green, 61.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 3 / 4 / 35 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A59E9C presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Nobel (#A99D9D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mountain Mist (#A09F9C) and Quarter Tapa (#A3A49C).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 158, 156) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A59E9C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. #A59E9C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A59E9C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A59E9C 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 #A59E9C

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

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

Quarter Tapa color link
Quarter Tapa

#A3A49C

Viaduct color link
Viaduct

#A99F97

Shady Lady color link
Shady Lady

#9F9B9D

Transmission color link
Transmission

#9FA19E

Star Dust color link
Star Dust

#A0A197

Dusty Grey color link
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Swordfish color link
Swordfish

#A7A69C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A59E9C
  • RGB165, 158, 156
  • CMYK0, 3, 4, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 158, 156)
  • HSL13°, 5%, 63%
  • HSL Precise13.333°, 4.762%, 62.941%
  • HSV13°, 5%, 65%
  • HSB13°, 5%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.620, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.620, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.620, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA59E9C
  • DECIMAL ID10854044
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01