Information about #A6AFA5 color

#A6AFA5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A6AFA5 falls into the Green Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(166, 175, 165) — 65.1% red, 68.6% green, 64.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 4 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A6AFA5 presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dusty Ash (#A4AEA8). Slightly further away sit Rustic Gray (#A6ABA5) and Atmosphere (#A8AAA6).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(166, 175, 165)), which gives #A6AFA5 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A6AFA5: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A6AFA5 color variations

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

#A6AFA5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6AFA5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A6AFA5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A6AFA5 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A6AFA5 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
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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
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#AAA6B0
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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
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#ACB0A6
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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
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#B0A6A7
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#B0AAA6
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Nearest named colors to #A6AFA5

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

Dusty Ash color link
Dusty Ash

#A4AEA8

Rustic Gray color link
Rustic Gray

#A6ABA5

Atmosphere color link
Atmosphere

#A8AAA6

Dark Gray color link
Dark Gray

#A9A9A9

Double Surrender color link
Double Surrender

#A8AAAB

Electric Gray color link
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Quick Silver color link
Quick Silver

#A6A6A6

Subtle Gray color link
Subtle Gray

#ADAAA8

Half Lemon Grass color link
Half Lemon Grass

#ACAD9E

Quarter Taupe Grey color link
Quarter Taupe Grey

#AFADA3

Half Delta color link
Half Delta

#AEB0AA

#A6AFA5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6AFA5
  • RGB166, 175, 165
  • CMYK4, 0, 4, 31
  • CSSrgb(166, 175, 165)
  • HSL114°, 6%, 67%
  • HSL Precise114°, 5.882%, 66.667%
  • HSV114°, 6%, 69%
  • HSB114°, 6%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.686, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.686, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.686, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6AFA5
  • DECIMAL ID10923941
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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