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HEX A8A4AE - #A8A4AE, RGB(168,164,174) Color


Color Name: Quick Silver*
Hex Color Code: #A8A4AE
RGB Color Code: RGB(168, 164, 174)
CMYK Values*: 3.4%, 5.7%, 0.0%, 31.8%



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What color is A8A4AE?

The RGB color code for color number #A8A4AE is RGB(168, 164, 174). In the RGB color model, #A8A4AE has a red value of 168, a green value of 164, and a blue value of 174. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 3.4% cyan, 5.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 31.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 264° (degrees), 5.8 % saturation, and 66.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #A8A4AE has a hue of 264° (degrees), 5.7 % saturation and 68.2 % brightness/value.



Color A8A4AE is cool or warm?

Color A8A4AE is a cool color.



What is the LRV of #A8A4AE? (For interior and product design)

A8A4AE has an LRV of nearly 38. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



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Light Color


Compare LRV 38 of #A8A4AE with dark and light Color




Is #A8A4AE Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color A8A4AE meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #A8A4AE color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(168, 164, 174)
Red
168 (65.9%)
Green
164 (64.3%)
Blue
174 (68.2%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
3.45%
Magenta
5.75%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
31.76%

HSL

HSL(264deg, 5.8 %, 66.3 %)

Hue
264°
Saturation
5.81 %.
Lightness
66.27 %.

RYB

RYB(42, 64, 67)
Red
42 (16.3%)
Yellow
64 (25.1%)
Blue
67 (26.2%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
264°
Saturation
5.75 %.
Brightness / Value
68.24 %.

HWB

H: 264°

W: 64.31 %

B: 31.76 %

XYZ

X : 37.06

Y : 37.93

Z : 45.41

YXY

Y1 : 37.93

X : 0.31

Y2 : 0.32

CMY

C : 34.12%

M : 35.69%

Y : 31.76%


LRV

~ 37.9 %

Munsell Color System

1.7P 6.6/0.9

CIE-Lab

L : 67.97

A : 3.35

B : -4.65

CIE-Lch

L : 67.97

C : 5.73

H : 305.77

CIE-Luv

L : 67.97

U : 1.67

V : -7.44

Hunter-Lab

L : 61.59

A : -0.36

B : -0.61






Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint


Color Name of HEX #A8A4AE

Here are the colors similar to A8A4AE. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.

#A6A6A6
Quick Silver
ΔE - 5.93 (94.1% similar)
#A9A9A9
Dark Gray
ΔE - 6.01 (94.0% similar)
#AA98A9
Rose quartz
ΔE - 7.10 (92.9% similar)
#989898
Spanish Gray
ΔE - 7.26 (92.7% similar)


Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to A8A4AE.


British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to A8A4AE.

#AEADB2
BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir
ΔE - 3.87 (96.1% similar)
#A3A3A3
BS 18-B-21 - Blue
ΔE - 5.98 (94.0% similar)
#A9A9A8
BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey
ΔE - 6.64 (93.4% similar)
#92969B
BS 02-A-07 - Grey
ΔE - 7.34 (92.7% similar)

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to A8A4AE.


Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to A8A4AE.

#B0ABAC
PANTONE 4282 C
ΔE - 4.85 (95.2% similar)
#A7A8AA
PANTONE Cool Gray 6 C
ΔE - 5.30 (94.7% similar)
#9D9D9F
PANTONE 4276 C
ΔE - 5.50 (94.5% similar)
#A6A9AA
PANTONE Silver 10077 C
ΔE - 6.63 (93.4% similar)

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to A8A4AE.

#A1A1A0
RAL 9006 - White Aluminium
ΔE - 6.72 (93.3% similar)
#9B9B9B
RAL 7004 - Signal Gray
ΔE - 6.75 (93.2% similar)
#989EA1
RAL 7040 - Window Gray
ΔE - 7.57 (92.4% similar)
#979392
RAL 7036 - Platinum Gray
ΔE - 7.93 (92.1% similar)


Paint color for Hex #A8A4AE

Here are the paint colors similar to A8A4AE. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Sherwin Williams

Hex color A8A4AE similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #A8A4AE to Sherwin Williams

#A29BAA
Ash Violet (SW 6549)
ΔE - 3.67 (96.3% similar)
#AEA9AA
Mystical Shade (SW 6276)
ΔE - 4.65 (95.3% similar)
#B0A3B6
Obi Lilac (SW 6556)
ΔE - 5.53 (94.5% similar)
#B3A3A5
Intuitive (SW 6017)
ΔE - 5.96 (94.0% similar)


Behr

Hex color A8A4AE similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #A8A4AE to Behr

#9F97A3
Fortune (N100-4)
ΔE - 4.27 (95.7% similar)
#A99DAF
Charm (PPU16-12)
ΔE - 5.21 (94.8% similar)
#AEACAD
Classy (MQ5-04)
ΔE - 5.26 (94.7% similar)
#9A9DA2
Smokey Lilac (PPU26-20)
ΔE - 5.56 (94.4% similar)


Valspar

Hex color A8A4AE similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #A8A4AE to Valspar

#B7ABB8
Midsummer Twilight (4001-3C)
ΔE - 4.57 (95.4% similar)
#9D999A
Feather Quill (V124-4)
ΔE - 5.77 (94.2% similar)
#A2949F
Romantic Holiday (V076-4)
ΔE - 6.13 (93.9% similar)
#A697A6
Native Lilac (4001-4A)
ΔE - 6.16 (93.8% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color A8A4AE similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #A8A4AE to Benjamin Moore

#AC9EAA
Inspired (AF-595)
ΔE - 4.59 (95.4% similar)
#AAAEB3
Pigeon Gray (2133-50)
ΔE - 5.85 (94.1% similar)
#AEABAA
Stormy Monday (2112-50)
ΔE - 6.05 (93.9% similar)
#A09E9D
Sterling Silver (1461)
ΔE - 6.39 (93.6% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color A8A4AE similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #A8A4AE to Dunn-Edwards

#AFA8A9
Smoky Mountain (DE 6388)
ΔE - 4.60 (95.4% similar)
#9CA0A6
Gray Wolf (DE 6354)
ΔE - 5.34 (94.7% similar)
#97969A
Formal Gray (DE 6382)
ΔE - 5.85 (94.1% similar)
#A9AAAB
Castlerock (DE 6375)
ΔE - 5.90 (94.1% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color A8A4AE similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #A8A4AE to PPG Paints

#A49F9F
Equilibrium (PPG1003-4)
ΔE - 5.26 (94.7% similar)
#ADB0B4
Silver Charm (PPG1013-4)
ΔE - 6.01 (94.0% similar)
#9B95A9
Purple Surf (PPG1173-5)
ΔE - 6.19 (93.8% similar)
#ACADAD
Flagstone (PPG1001-4)
ΔE - 6.61 (93.4% similar)


Farrow & Ball

Hex color A8A4AE similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #A8A4AE to Farrow & Ball

#9EA09D
Manor House Gray (265)
ΔE - 8.32 (91.7% similar)
#A09C97
Worsted (284)
ΔE - 8.52 (91.5% similar)
#B7AFA9
Dove Tale (267)
ΔE - 8.70 (91.3% similar)
#8C8E8D
Plummett (272)
ΔE - 10.48 (89.5% similar)







Color Combinations


#A8A4AE color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



A8A4AE
Quick Silver*

AAAEA4
Ash Gray*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #A8A4AE?

Color that best contrast with #A8A4AE is #AAAEA4, color name is Ash Gray*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #A8A4AE?

Complementary or Opposite color for #A8A4AE is #AAAEA4, color name is Ash Gray*.





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