Information about #A78A9F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A78A9F is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(167, 138, 159) — 65.5% red, 54.1% green, 62.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 3 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted pink-red rose, #A78A9F sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Ooh La (#A088A6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bouquet (#A78199) and Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8).

The recipe behind #A78A9F is rgb(167, 138, 159), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A78A9F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A78A9F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A78A9F color variations

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

#A78A9F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A78A9F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A78A9F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#988592

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Grey

#808080

#A78A9F 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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#A78A9F 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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#91A78B
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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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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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#9FA78B
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#8B9FA7
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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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#8BA793
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#8B91A7
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Nearest named colors to #A78A9F

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

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Bouquet color link
Bouquet

#A78199

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

Deep Amethyst color link
Deep Amethyst

#9C8AA4

Grayish Fuchsia color link
Grayish Fuchsia

#A87D9E

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Grayish Magenta color link
Grayish Magenta

#A87DA8

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

#A78A9F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A78A9F
  • RGB167, 138, 159
  • CMYK0, 11, 3, 35
  • CSSrgb(167, 138, 159)
  • HSL317°, 14%, 60%
  • HSL Precise316.552°, 14.146%, 59.804%
  • HSV317°, 17%, 65%
  • HSB317°, 17%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.541, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.541, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.541, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA78A9F
  • DECIMAL ID10979999
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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