Information about #AA9DAE color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AA9DAE reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 Magentaish Grey (#A89CA8). Slightly further away sit Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9) and Lilac Luster (#AE98AA).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(170, 157, 174)), which gives #AA9DAE its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. #AA9DAE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#AA9DAE color variations
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#AA9DAE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AA9DAE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AA9DAE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AA9DAE color hues
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#AA9DAE 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 #AA9DAE color
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Nearest named colors to #AA9DAE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A89CA8
#AA98A9
#AE98AA
#AA98A8
#A59AA8
#A2A1AC
#AE94AB
#AB94B3
#A09BB2
#A69FA4
#B39EB5
#A9A5A5
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AA9DAE
- RGB170, 157, 174
- CMYK2, 7, 0, 32
- CSSrgb(170, 157, 174)
- HSL286°, 9%, 65%
- HSL Precise285.882°, 9.497%, 64.902%
- HSV286°, 10%, 68%
- HSB286°, 10%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
- GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.616, 0.682)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.616, 0.682, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.616, 0.682)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAA9DAE
- DECIMAL ID11181486
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
