Information about #A8AB9A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A8AB9A belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 171, 154) — 65.9% red, 67.1% green, 60.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 7 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A8AB9A reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Yellowish Grey (#A8A89C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Green Spring (#A9AF99) and Swordfish (#A7A69C).

The recipe behind #A8AB9A is rgb(168, 171, 154), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A8AB9A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. No one has named #A8AB9A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A8AB9A color variations

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

#A8AB9A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8AB9A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8AB9A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8AB9A 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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#A8AB9A 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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#ABA69B
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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 #A8AB9A

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

Yellowish Grey color link
Yellowish Grey

#A8A89C

Green Spring color link
Green Spring

#A9AF99

Swordfish color link
Swordfish

#A7A69C

Terrain color link
Terrain

#ADAD99

Foggy Grey color link
Foggy Grey

#A7A69D

Half Lemon Grass color link
Half Lemon Grass

#ACAD9E

Quarter Friar Grey color link
Quarter Friar Grey

#A9A7A0

Quarter Stonehenge color link
Quarter Stonehenge

#ABA59E

Greyish color link
Greyish

#A8A495

Quarter Tapa color link
Quarter Tapa

#A3A49C

Off Piste color link
Off Piste

#AFACA0

Cloudy color link
Cloudy

#B0A99F

#A8AB9A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8AB9A
  • RGB168, 171, 154
  • CMYK1, 0, 7, 33
  • CSSrgb(168, 171, 154)
  • HSL71°, 9%, 64%
  • HSL Precise70.588°, 9.189%, 63.725%
  • HSV71°, 10%, 67%
  • HSB71°, 10%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.671, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.671, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.671, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8AB9A
  • DECIMAL ID11053978
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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