Information about Chrome Aluminum color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A8A9AD is a softly muted balanced grey tone that appears airy and pastel-like. 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 Double Surrender (#A8AAAB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Gray (#A9A9A9) and Titans Grey (#A5ACAF).
The recipe behind #A8A9AD is rgb(168, 169, 173), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A8A9AD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Chrome Aluminum" in the Register.
Chrome Aluminum color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Chrome Aluminum color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Chrome Aluminum color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Chrome Aluminum color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Chrome Aluminum color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Chrome Aluminum 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 Chrome Aluminum color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Chrome Aluminum
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#A8AAAB
#A9A9A9
#A5ACAF
#A5ADAD
#A4A8B0
#ACACAC
#A5A9B2
#A4ADB0
#A8AAA6
#ADAAA8
#A2AAB1
#AEAEAD
Chrome Aluminum color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A8A9AD
- RGB168, 169, 173
- CMYK2, 2, 0, 32
- CSSrgb(168, 169, 173)
- HSL228°, 3%, 67%
- HSL Precise228°, 2.959%, 66.863%
- HSV228°, 3%, 68%
- HSB228°, 3%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
- GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.663, 0.678)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.663, 0.678, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.663, 0.678)
- Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDA8A9AD
- DECIMAL ID11053485
- Name Length15
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- Counting from2025-01-01
