Information about #A8999F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A8999F falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 153, 159) — 65.9% red, 60% green, 62.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 4 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A8999F presents itself as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nobel (#A99D9D). Slightly further away sit Dusty Grey (#AC9B9B) and stung (#A69FA4).

The recipe behind #A8999F is rgb(168, 153, 159), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A8999F: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. No one has named #A8999F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A8999F color variations

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

#A8999F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8999F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8999F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8999F 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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#A8999F 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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#9FA899
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#999FA8
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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 #A8999F

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

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

Dusty Grey color link
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

Shady Lady color link
Shady Lady

#9F9B9D

Magentaish Grey color link
Magentaish Grey

#A89CA8

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

Triple Rakaia color link
Triple Rakaia

#A19A98

Viaduct color link
Viaduct

#A99F97

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

Mountain Mist color link
Mountain Mist

#A09F9C

#A8999F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8999F
  • RGB168, 153, 159
  • CMYK0, 6, 4, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 153, 159)
  • HSL336°, 8%, 63%
  • HSL Precise336°, 7.937%, 62.941%
  • HSV336°, 9%, 66%
  • HSB336°, 9%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.600, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.600, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.600, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8999F
  • DECIMAL ID11049375
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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