Information about #A4A3AE color

#A4A3AE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A4A3AE falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(164, 163, 174) — 64.3% red, 63.9% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 4 / 0 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A4A3AE reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spun Pearl (#A2A1AC). Slightly further away sit Freestyling (#A4A8B0) and Mischka (#A5A9B2).

The recipe behind #A4A3AE is rgb(164, 163, 174), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A4A3AE: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. No one has named #A4A3AE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A4A3AE color variations

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#A4A3AE 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 #A4A3AE

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

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

Quick Silver color link
Quick Silver

#A6A6A6

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Dark Gray color link
Dark Gray

#A9A9A9

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

#A4A3AE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A4A3AE
  • RGB164, 163, 174
  • CMYK4, 4, 0, 32
  • HSL245°, 6%, 66%
  • HSL Precise245.455°, 6.358%, 66.078%
  • HSV245°, 6%, 68%
  • HSB245°, 6%, 68%
  • HEX IDA4A3AE
  • DECIMAL ID10789806
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
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