Information about #A6A09A color

#A6A09A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A6A09A falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 160, 154) — 65.1% red, 62.7% green, 60.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 5 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A6A09A is a softly muted neutral grey that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Viaduct (#A99F97). Slightly further away sit Nobel (#A99D9D) and Quarter Tapa (#A3A49C).

The recipe behind #A6A09A is rgb(166, 160, 154), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A6A09A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A6A09A color variations

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#A6A09A 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 #A6A09A

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

Viaduct color link
Viaduct

#A99F97

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

Quarter Tapa color link
Quarter Tapa

#A3A49C

Delta Grey color link
Delta Grey

#A5A395

Swordfish color link
Swordfish

#A7A69C

Greyish color link
Greyish

#A8A495

Star Dust color link
Star Dust

#A0A197

Foggy Grey color link
Foggy Grey

#A7A69D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6A09A
  • RGB166, 160, 154
  • CMYK0, 2, 5, 35
  • CSSrgb(166, 160, 154)
  • HSL30°, 6%, 63%
  • HSL Precise30°, 6.316%, 62.745%
  • HSV30°, 7%, 65%
  • HSB30°, 7%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.627, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.627, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.627, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6A09A
  • DECIMAL ID10920090
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01