Information about #A898A8 color

#A898A8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A898A8 falls into the Magenta Color FamilyDesaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 152, 168) — 65.9% red, 59.6% green, 65.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 0 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A898A8 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 airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Heliotrope Grey (#AA98A8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9) and Siesta (#A59AA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 152, 168) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #A898A8 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A898A8 color variations

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

#A898A8 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 #A898A8

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

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A898A8
  • RGB168, 152, 168
  • CMYK0, 6, 0, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 152, 168)
  • HSL300°, 8%, 63%
  • HSL Precise300°, 8.421%, 62.745%
  • HSV300°, 10%, 66%
  • HSB300°, 10%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.596, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.596, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.596, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA898A8
  • DECIMAL ID11049128
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01