Information about #A5A197 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #A5A197 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Delta Grey (#A5A395). Slightly further away sit Double Truffle (#A59F93) and Viaduct (#A99F97).
The recipe behind #A5A197 is rgb(165, 161, 151), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A5A197: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. No one has named #A5A197 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#A5A197 color variations
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#A5A197 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A5A197 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A5A197 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A5A197 color hues
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#A5A197 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 #A5A197 color
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Nearest named colors to #A5A197
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A5A395
#A59F93
#A99F97
#A8A495
#A0A197
#A8A293
#A7A392
#A3A49C
#AA9F94
#A5A391
#A19D94
#A09F9C
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A5A197
- RGB165, 161, 151
- CMYK0, 2, 5, 35
- CSSrgb(165, 161, 151)
- HSL43°, 7%, 62%
- HSL Precise42.857°, 7.216%, 61.961%
- HSV43°, 8%, 65%
- HSB43°, 8%, 65%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
- GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.631, 0.592)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.631, 0.592, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.631, 0.592)
- Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDA5A197
- DECIMAL ID10854807
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers337 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
