Information about #A9899F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A9899F belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(169, 137, 159) (66.3% red, 53.7% green, 62.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 13 / 4 / 34 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned romantic rose, #A9899F has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8). Slightly further away sit Bouquet (#A78199) and Ooh La (#A088A6).

The recipe behind #A9899F is rgb(169, 137, 159), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9899F: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A9899F color variations

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

#A9899F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9899F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9899F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9899F 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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#A9899F 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 #A9899F

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

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

Bouquet color link
Bouquet

#A78199

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Grayish Fuchsia color link
Grayish Fuchsia

#A87D9E

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

Deep Amethyst color link
Deep Amethyst

#9C8AA4

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Grayish Magenta color link
Grayish Magenta

#A87DA8

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

English Lavender color link
English Lavender

#B48395

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

#A9899F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9899F
  • RGB169, 137, 159
  • CMYK0, 13, 4, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 137, 159)
  • HSL319°, 16%, 60%
  • HSL Precise318.75°, 15.686%, 60%
  • HSV319°, 19%, 66%
  • HSB319°, 19%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.537, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.537, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.537, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9899F
  • DECIMAL ID11110815
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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