Information about #A9908E color

#A9908E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9908E falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 144, 142) — 66.3% red, 56.5% green, 55.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 10 / 11 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned earthy red, #A9908E 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 almost identical to Anticipation (#A88A8E). Slightly further away sit Triple Milestone (#A59591) and Hazy Lavender (#A49591).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 144, 142) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9908E: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A9908E color variations

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#A9908E 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A9908E

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

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Asteroid color link
Asteroid

#A59692

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

Zorba color link
Zorba

#A29589

Imagine color link
Imagine

#A39894

Settlement color link
Settlement

#A1988B

Rockbottom color link
Rockbottom

#A29A8E

Ecru Ochre color link
Ecru Ochre

#A48D83

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9908E
  • RGB169, 144, 142
  • CMYK0, 10, 11, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 144, 142)
  • HSL4°, 14%, 61%
  • HSL Precise4.444°, 13.568%, 60.98%
  • HSV4°, 16%, 66%
  • HSB4°, 16%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.565, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.565, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.565, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9908E
  • DECIMAL ID11112590
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01