Information about #A5AFAE color

#A5AFAE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A5AFAE belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(165, 175, 174) — 64.7% red, 68.6% green, 68.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 0 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A5AFAE reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Electric Gray (#A5ADAD). Nearby in the Register you will also find Gull Grey (#A4ADB0) and Titans Grey (#A5ACAF).

The recipe behind #A5AFAE is rgb(165, 175, 174), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A5AFAE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. #A5AFAE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A5AFAE color variations

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

#A5AFAE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A5AFAE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A5AFAE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A5AFAE 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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Titans Grey

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#A5AFAE 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 #A5AFAE

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

Electric Gray color link
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Dusty Ash color link
Dusty Ash

#A4AEA8

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Double Surrender color link
Double Surrender

#A8AAAB

Chrome Aluminum color link
Chrome Aluminum

#A8A9AD

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

#A5AFAE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5AFAE
  • RGB165, 175, 174
  • CMYK4, 0, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(165, 175, 174)
  • HSL174°, 6%, 67%
  • HSL Precise174°, 5.882%, 66.667%
  • HSV174°, 6%, 69%
  • HSB174°, 6%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.686, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.686, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.686, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA5AFAE
  • DECIMAL ID10858414
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers330 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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