Information about #A8899E color

#A8899E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8899E falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 137, 158) — 65.9% red, 53.7% green, 62% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 4 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned pink-red rose, #A8899E carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bouquet (#A78199). Slightly further away sit Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8) and Ooh La (#A088A6).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(168, 137, 158)), which gives #A8899E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A8899E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A8899E color variations

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

#A8899E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8899E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8899E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#988492

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Grey

#808080

#A8899E 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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#A8899E 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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#8AA893
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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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#8AA8A3
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#8FA88A
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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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#A38AA8
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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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#9FA88A
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#8A9FA8
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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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#A8938A
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#8AA893
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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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#A8A38A
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#8AA893
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#8A8FA8
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Nearest named colors to #A8899E

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

Bouquet color link
Bouquet

#A78199

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Grayish Fuchsia color link
Grayish Fuchsia

#A87D9E

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Deep Amethyst color link
Deep Amethyst

#9C8AA4

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Grayish Magenta color link
Grayish Magenta

#A87DA8

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

Anticipation color link
Anticipation

#A88A8E

English Lavender color link
English Lavender

#B48395

#A8899E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8899E
  • RGB168, 137, 158
  • CMYK0, 12, 4, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 137, 158)
  • HSL319°, 15%, 60%
  • HSL Precise319.355°, 15.122%, 59.804%
  • HSV319°, 18%, 66%
  • HSB319°, 18%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.537, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.537, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.537, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA8899E
  • DECIMAL ID11045278
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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