Information about #A69BA2 color

#A69BA2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A69BA2 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(166, 155, 162) (65.1% red, 60.8% green, 63.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 2 / 35 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A69BA2 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one 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 almost identical to stung (#A69FA4). Nearby in the Register you will also find Siesta (#A59AA8) and Nobel (#A99D9D).

The recipe behind #A69BA2 is rgb(166, 155, 162), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A69BA2 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. #A69BA2 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A69BA2 color variations

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#A69BA2 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 #A69BA2

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

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

Shady Lady color link
Shady Lady

#9F9B9D

Dusty Grey color link
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A69BA2
  • RGB166, 155, 162
  • CMYK0, 4, 2, 35
  • CSSrgb(166, 155, 162)
  • HSL322°, 6%, 63%
  • HSL Precise321.818°, 5.82%, 62.941%
  • HSV322°, 7%, 65%
  • HSB322°, 7%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.608, 0.635)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.608, 0.635, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.608, 0.635)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.5%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA69BA2
  • DECIMAL ID10918818
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01