Information about #A98E8E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A98E8E belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(169, 142, 142) (66.3% red, 55.7% green, 55.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 11 / 11 / 34 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A98E8E presents itself as a softly toned warm red — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Anticipation (#A88A8E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are High Tea (#A18C90) and Triple Milestone (#A59591).

The recipe behind #A98E8E is rgb(169, 142, 142), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A98E8E: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. #A98E8E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A98E8E color variations

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

#A98E8E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A98E8E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A98E8E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A98E8E 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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#A98E8E 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 #A98E8E

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

Anticipation color link
Anticipation

#A88A8E

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

Triple Milestone color link
Triple Milestone

#A59591

Hazy Lavender color link
Hazy Lavender

#A49591

Asteroid color link
Asteroid

#A59692

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Zorba color link
Zorba

#A29589

Ecru Ochre color link
Ecru Ochre

#A48D83

Imagine color link
Imagine

#A39894

Settlement color link
Settlement

#A1988B

Half Stonewashed color link
Half Stonewashed

#9E9489

#A98E8E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A98E8E
  • RGB169, 142, 142
  • CMYK0, 11, 11, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 142, 142)
  • HSL0°, 14%, 61%
  • HSL Precise0°, 13.568%, 60.98%
  • HSV0°, 16%, 66%
  • HSB0°, 16%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.557, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.557, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.557, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA98E8E
  • DECIMAL ID11112078
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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