Information about #A09A8B color

#A09A8B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A09A8B falls into the Orange Color FamilyDesaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(160, 154, 139) — 62.7% red, 60.4% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 8 / 37. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A09A8B reads as a quiet, subdued grey and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Pravda (#A0998A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Settlement (#A1988B) and Rockbottom (#A29A8E).

In RGB terms — rgb(160, 154, 139) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. No one has named #A09A8B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A09A8B color variations

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

#A09A8B 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 #A09A8B

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A09A8B
  • RGB160, 154, 139
  • CMYK0, 2, 8, 37
  • CSSrgb(160, 154, 139)
  • HSL43°, 10%, 59%
  • HSL Precise42.857°, 9.953%, 58.627%
  • HSV43°, 13%, 63%
  • HSB43°, 13%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.604, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.604, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.604, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA09A8B
  • DECIMAL ID10525323
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01