#a29dae Color Information

#a29dae Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a29dae. In RGB, it consists of 63.5% Red, 61.6% Green, and 68.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 6.9% Cyan, 9.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 257.6°, with saturation of 9.5% and lightness of 64.9%. The decimal value for #a29dae is 10657198, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a29dae is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#a29dae Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color162, 157, 174 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color63.5%, 61.6%, 68.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.365, 0.384, 0.318 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.069, 0.098, 0, 0.318 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color257.6°, 9.5%, 64.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color257.6°, 9.8%, 68.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color34.597, 34.851, 44.948 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color162, 157, 174 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10657198 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color65.633, 5.137, -8.172 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)65.633, 9.652, 302.155 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color65.633, 1.777, -12.974 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color59.035, 1.298, -3.818 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.302, 0.305, 34.851 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288847278 / 0xffa29dae Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999999 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #a29dae

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a29dae, its pure hue is 257.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 9.5%, and its lightness is 64.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a29dae, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #141416 to #8e8998.

Tints of #a29dae

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a29dae, its pure hue is 257.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 9.5%, and its lightness is 64.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a29dae, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #aea9b8 to #f3f3f5.

Tones of #a29dae

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a29dae, its pure hue is 257.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 9.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a29dae, which range from #a6a6a6 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #814cff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a29dae

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a29dae! For #a29dae, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a29dae. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a29dae

This color, #a29dae, consists of 63.5% Red, 61.6% Green, and 68.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 162, Green = 157, Blue = 174. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a29dae is 6.9% Cyan, 9.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R63.5%
C6.9%
G61.6%
M9.8%
B68.2%
Y0.0%
K31.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 162 157 174
Octal 242 235 256
Hexa #a2 #9d #ae
Binary 10100010 10011101 10101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 6 9 0 31
Octal 6 11 0 37
Hexa #06 #09 #00 #1f
Binary 00000110 00001001 00000000 00011111

Analogous Colors of #a29dae

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a29dae — which has hue 257.6° — its analogous colors are located at 227.6° and 287.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a29dae.

Triadic Colors of #a29dae

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a29dae — which has hue 257.6° — its triadic colors are located at 17.6° and 257.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a29dae.

Complementary Color of #a29dae

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a29dae — which has hue 257.6° — its complementary color is located at 77.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a29dae.

Split Complementary Colors of #a29dae

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a29dae — which has hue 257.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 47.6° and 257.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a29dae.

Tetradic Colors of #a29dae

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a29dae — which has hue 257.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 167.6°, 257.6°, 347.6°, and 77.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a29dae.

Monochromatic Colors of #a29dae

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a29dae, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #76737e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d0ccd9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a29dae

We want to make getting started with #a29dae on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a29dae into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a29dae can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a29dae with other HTML elements.

#a29dae Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a29dae.
<span style="color: #a29dae;">The color of this text is #a29dae.</span>

#a29dae Background Color

The background color for this text is #a29dae.
<div style="background-color: #a29dae; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a29dae.</div>

#a29dae Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a29dae.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a29dae;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a29dae.</span>

#a29dae Border Color

This is a div with border color #a29dae.
<div style="border: #a29dae 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a29dae.</div>

#a29dae Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a29dae on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a29dae; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a29dae on a white background.</div></div>

#a29dae Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a29dae on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a29dae; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a29dae on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a29dae to White

This is a gradient from #a29dae to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a29dae,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a29dae,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a29dae,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a29dae,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a29dae to white.</div>

Gradient from #a29dae to Black

This is a gradient from #a29dae to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a29dae,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a29dae,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a29dae,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a29dae,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a29dae to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a29dae

In addition to using #a29dae on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a29dae in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a29dae, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 162, Green = 157, Blue = 174). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a29dae in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a29dae
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(162, 157, 174)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a29dae; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a29dae; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a29dae; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(162, 157, 174);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a29dae")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:162, green:157, blue:174, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:162 green:157 blue:174 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(162f, 157f, 174f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(162, 157, 174);
 

#a29dae Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a29dae the same way. For those with color blindness, #a29dae might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a29dae looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a29dae is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a29dae looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a29dae will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a29dae is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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