Information about #AA9BA6 color

#AA9BA6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AA9BA6 falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 155, 166) — 66.7% red, 60.8% green, 65.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 2 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued grey, #AA9BA6 appears airy and pastel-like. 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 Magentaish Grey (#A89CA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Heliotrope Grey (#AA98A8) and Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 155, 166) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AA9BA6: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AA9BA6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AA9BA6 color variations

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

#AA9BA6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AA9BA6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AA9BA6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AA9BA6 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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#AA9BA6 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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#A79CAB
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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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#ABA09C
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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 #AA9BA6

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

Magentaish Grey color link
Magentaish Grey

#A89CA8

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Double Rakaia color link
Double Rakaia

#A9A5A5

Dusty Grey color link
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

#AA9BA6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA9BA6
  • RGB170, 155, 166
  • CMYK0, 6, 2, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 155, 166)
  • HSL316°, 8%, 64%
  • HSL Precise316°, 8.108%, 63.725%
  • HSV316°, 9%, 67%
  • HSB316°, 9%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.608, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.608, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.608, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAA9BA6
  • DECIMAL ID11180966
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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