Information about #A59CAC color

#A59CAC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A59CAC belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(165, 156, 172) (64.7% red, 61.2% green, 67.5% blue), or CMYK 3 / 6 / 0 / 33 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #A59CAC appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Siesta (#A59AA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Magentaish Grey (#A89CA8) and Spun Pearl (#A2A1AC).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 156, 172) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A59CAC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A59CAC color variations

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

#A59CAC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A59CAC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#84778D

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#63596A

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#423B47

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Black

#000000

#A59CAC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#958F9A

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#8E8991

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Grey

#808080

#A59CAC 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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#A59CAC 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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#A2AB9B
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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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#9BAB9C
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#AAAB9B
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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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#9C9BAB
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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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#ABA49B
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#9BABA4
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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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#AB9BA2
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#A2AB9B
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#9BABA4
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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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#AB9C9B
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#A2AB9B
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#9BAAAB
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Nearest named colors to #A59CAC

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

Magentaish Grey color link
Magentaish Grey

#A89CA8

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Quick Silver color link
Quick Silver

#A6A6A6

#A59CAC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A59CAC
  • RGB165, 156, 172
  • CMYK3, 6, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(165, 156, 172)
  • HSL274°, 9%, 64%
  • HSL Precise273.75°, 8.791%, 64.314%
  • HSV274°, 9%, 67%
  • HSB274°, 9%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.612, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.612, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.612, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA59CAC
  • DECIMAL ID10853548
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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