Information about #A49BA2 color

#A49BA2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A49BA2 belongs to the Magenta Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(164, 155, 162) — 64.3% red, 60.8% green, 63.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 1 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A49BA2 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to stung (#A69FA4). Nearby in the Register you will also find Siesta (#A59AA8) and Shady Lady (#9F9B9D).

The recipe behind #A49BA2 is rgb(164, 155, 162), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A49BA2 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. #A49BA2 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A49BA2 color variations

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#A49BA2 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 #A49BA2

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

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

Shady Lady color link
Shady Lady

#9F9B9D

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Transmission color link
Transmission

#9FA19E

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A49BA2
  • RGB164, 155, 162
  • CMYK0, 4, 1, 36
  • CSSrgb(164, 155, 162)
  • HSL313°, 5%, 63%
  • HSL Precise313.333°, 4.712%, 62.549%
  • HSV313°, 5%, 64%
  • HSB313°, 5%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.608, 0.635)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.608, 0.635, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.608, 0.635)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.5%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA49BA2
  • DECIMAL ID10787746
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01