Information about #A59397 color

#A59397 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A59397 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 147, 151) — 64.7% red, 57.6% green, 59.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 5 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #A59397 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 a hair away from Asteroid (#A59692). Slightly further away sit Imagine (#A39894) and Triple Milestone (#A59591).

The recipe behind #A59397 is rgb(165, 147, 151), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A59397 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A59397 color variations

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

#A59397 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 #A59397

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

Asteroid color link
Asteroid

#A59692

Imagine color link
Imagine

#A39894

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Iron color link
Iron

#A19D94

Dusty Grey color link
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A59397
  • RGB165, 147, 151
  • CMYK0, 7, 5, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 147, 151)
  • HSL347°, 9%, 61%
  • HSL Precise346.667°, 9.091%, 61.176%
  • HSV347°, 11%, 65%
  • HSB347°, 11%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.576, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.576, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.576, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA59397
  • DECIMAL ID10851223
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01