Information about #A5A6AD color

#A5A6AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A5A6AD belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(165, 166, 173) — 64.7% red, 65.1% green, 67.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 3 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A5A6AD is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Freestyling (#A4A8B0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Chrome Aluminum (#A8A9AD) and Double Surrender (#A8AAAB).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(165, 166, 173)), which gives #A5A6AD its character. If you plan to put text on a #A5A6AD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A5A6AD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A5A6AD color variations

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

#A5A6AD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A5A6AD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A5A6AD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A5A6AD 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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#A5A6AD 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 #A5A6AD

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

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Chrome Aluminum color link
Chrome Aluminum

#A8A9AD

Double Surrender color link
Double Surrender

#A8AAAB

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Dark Gray color link
Dark Gray

#A9A9A9

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Electric Gray color link
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Quick Silver color link
Quick Silver

#A6A6A6

#A5A6AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5A6AD
  • RGB165, 166, 173
  • CMYK3, 3, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(165, 166, 173)
  • HSL233°, 5%, 66%
  • HSL Precise232.5°, 4.651%, 66.275%
  • HSV233°, 5%, 68%
  • HSB233°, 5%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.651, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.651, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.651, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA5A6AD
  • DECIMAL ID10856109
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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