Information about #A9556D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A9556D presents itself as a mildly saturated rose — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to China Rose (#A8516E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Deep Puce (#A95C68) and Moderate Raspberry (#A84A6D).
In RGB terms — rgb(169, 85, 109) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A9556D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9556D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#A9556D color variations
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#A9556D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A9556D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A9556D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A9556D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A9556D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A9556D color
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Nearest named colors to #A9556D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A8516E
#A95C68
#A84A6D
#A86272
#AE4870
#9E5E6F
#B45877
#B9576C
#A84A61
#A84A79
#B54B73
#AD525D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A9556D
- RGB169, 85, 109
- CMYK0, 33, 24, 34
- CSSrgb(169, 85, 109)
- HSL343°, 33%, 50%
- HSL Precise342.857°, 33.071%, 49.804%
- HSV343°, 50%, 66%
- HSB343°, 50%, 66%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
- GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.333, 0.427)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.333, 0.427, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.333, 0.427)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA9556D
- DECIMAL ID11097453
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01



