Information about Heliotrope Gray color
Basic facts about this digital color
A muted, almost neutral grey, #AA98A9 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Heliotrope Grey (#AA98A8). Slightly further away sit Lilac Luster (#AE98AA) and Magentaish Grey (#A89CA8).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(170, 152, 169)), which gives #AA98A9 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Heliotrope Gray" in the Register.
Heliotrope Gray color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Heliotrope Gray color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Heliotrope Gray color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Heliotrope Gray color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Heliotrope Gray color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Heliotrope Gray 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 Heliotrope Gray color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Heliotrope Gray
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#AA98A8
#AE98AA
#A89CA8
#A59AA8
#AE94AB
#A69FA4
#A096A7
#AB94B3
#AB92B3
#A2A1AC
#B598A3
#A99D9D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AA98A9
- RGB170, 152, 169
- CMYK0, 7, 0, 33
- CSSrgb(170, 152, 169)
- HSL303°, 10%, 63%
- HSL Precise303.333°, 9.574%, 63.137%
- HSV303°, 11%, 67%
- HSB303°, 11%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.663
- GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.596, 0.663)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.596, 0.663, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.596, 0.663)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB66.3%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAA98A9
- DECIMAL ID11180201
- Name Length15
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- Counting from2025-01-01
