Information about #A9989D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A9989D is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dusty Grey (#AC9B9B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Nobel (#A99D9D) and Vita Strada (#A1949D).
The recipe behind #A9989D is rgb(169, 152, 157), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A9989D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. #A9989D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#A9989D color variations
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#A9989D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A9989D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A9989D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A9989D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A9989D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A9989D color
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Nearest named colors to #A9989D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AC9B9B
#A99D9D
#A1949D
#A99F97
#A19A98
#A69FA4
#9F9B9D
#A39894
#AA98A8
#B1A09C
#A09F9C
#AA9F94
#A9989D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A9989D
- RGB169, 152, 157
- CMYK0, 7, 5, 34
- CSSrgb(169, 152, 157)
- HSL342°, 9%, 63%
- HSL Precise342.353°, 8.995%, 62.941%
- HSV342°, 10%, 66%
- HSB342°, 10%, 66%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
- GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.596, 0.616)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.596, 0.616, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.596, 0.616)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDA9989D
- DECIMAL ID11114653
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
