All About Color Dawn

#A6A29A

Dawn is a deep, muted grayish-purple color, resembling the color of the sky at dawn. It's a calming and soothing color, perfect for creating a serene and tranquil space.

About Dawn

Dawn is a light gray color with the hex code #A6A29A. In RGB it is red 166, green 162, blue 154; in HSL it is hue 40°, saturation 6%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 7%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 2.54:1 on white and 8.26:1 on black.

#A6A29A Color Conversion

Hex tripletA6, A2, 9A
CMYK0.00%, 2.41%, 7.23%, 34.90%
RGB Decimal166, 162, 154
HSL40°, 6%, 63%
RGB Octal246, 242, 232
HSV (HSB)40.00°, 7.23%, 65.10%
RGB Binary10100110, 10100010, 10011010
CIE-L*AB66.73, -0.02, 4.66
RGB Percent65.10%, 63.53%, 60.39%
CIE-L*CH66.73, 4.66, 90.20
XYZ34.48, 36.28, 35.76
CIE-L*UV66.73, 2.80, 6.67
xyY0.32, 0.34, 36.28
Hunter-Lab60.23, -3.23, 6.97
RYB62.75%, 65.10%, 60.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A6A29A on a dark background: contrast 8.26:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A6A29A on a light background: contrast 2.54:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Dawn, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Dawn. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#A6A29A · #D1D0CC · #7A756C · #9B9FA6 · #CCCED1

Analogous palette

#A69B9F · #A69D9B · #A6A29A · #A4A69B · #9FA69B

Triadic palette

#A6A29A · #9BA6A3 · #A39BA6 · #D1D0CC · #CCD1D0

Tetradic palette

#A6A29A · #9BA69D · #9B9FA6 · #A69BA4 · #7A756C

Monochromatic palette

#59564F · #827D73 · #A6A29A · #CAC8C4 · #EEEEEC

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