Information about #A79BAB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A79BAB falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(167, 155, 171) — 65.5% red, 60.8% green, 67.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 6 / 0 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A79BAB presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Magentaish Grey (#A89CA8). Slightly further away sit Siesta (#A59AA8) and Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(167, 155, 171)), which gives #A79BAB its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A79BAB: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A79BAB color variations

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

#A79BAB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A79BAB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A79BAB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A79BAB 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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#A79BAB 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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #A79BAB

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

Magentaish Grey color link
Magentaish Grey

#A89CA8

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Double Rakaia color link
Double Rakaia

#A9A5A5

#A79BAB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A79BAB
  • RGB167, 155, 171
  • CMYK2, 6, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(167, 155, 171)
  • HSL285°, 9%, 64%
  • HSL Precise285°, 8.696%, 63.922%
  • HSV285°, 9%, 67%
  • HSB285°, 9%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.608, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.608, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.608, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA79BAB
  • DECIMAL ID10984363
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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