Information about #A09CA7 color

#A09CA7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A09CA7 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(160, 156, 167) (62.7% red, 61.2% green, 65.5% blue), or CMYK 3 / 4 / 0 / 35 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A09CA7 presents itself as a muted, almost neutral grey — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Siesta (#A59AA8). Slightly further away sit Effortless (#A096A7) and Grey Chateau (#9FA3A7).

In RGB terms — rgb(160, 156, 167) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A09CA7: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. No one has named #A09CA7 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A09CA7 color variations

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

#A09CA7 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A09CA7 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A09CA7 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A09CA7 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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#A09CA7 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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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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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 #A09CA7

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

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Silver Aluminium color link
Silver Aluminium

#9EA0A1

Santas Grey color link
Santas Grey

#9998A7

Magentaish Grey color link
Magentaish Grey

#A89CA8

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Shady Lady color link
Shady Lady

#9F9B9D

Transmission color link
Transmission

#9FA19E

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

#A09CA7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A09CA7
  • RGB160, 156, 167
  • CMYK3, 4, 0, 35
  • CSSrgb(160, 156, 167)
  • HSL262°, 6%, 63%
  • HSL Precise261.818°, 5.882%, 63.333%
  • HSV262°, 7%, 65%
  • HSB262°, 7%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.612, 0.655)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.612, 0.655, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.612, 0.655)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA09CA7
  • DECIMAL ID10525863
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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