#9EA2AB#9EA2AB
#9EA2AB is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.014 H 266.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9EA2AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 162, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 7%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 8%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.6%, 5.3%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.56, 0.37, -5.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.56, 5.16, 274.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.18% -0.0008 -0.0138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.18% 0.014 266.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3701, 36.0498, 43.6677) |
| Luminance | 0.3605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 4.24
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 5.10
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 6.32
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 6.61
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 6.96
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9EA2AB #ABA79E
analogous
#9EA9AB #9EA2AB #A19EAB
triadic
#9EA2AB #AB9EA2 #A2AB9E
tetradic
#9EA2AB #AB9EA9 #ABA79E #9EABA1
square
#9EA2AB #AB9EA9 #ABA79E #9EABA1
split-complementary
#9EA2AB #ABA19E #A9AB9E
monochromatic
#60646F #7D838F #9EA2AB #BFC1C7 #E0E1E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#9EA2AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#9EA2AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9EA2AB
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9EA2AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9EA2AB | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA2AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA1AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9BA4A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9ea2ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 162, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.014 266.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#babdc4',
500: '#9ea2ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9ea2ab; $custom-light: #babdc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9ea2ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 162,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.538,
"s": 7.182,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71181,
"c": 0.01381,
"h": 266.7
},
"luminance": 0.3605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9EA2AB
secondary
#D5D3D0
accent
#7E5491
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F8
border
#D0D0D1
text
#111212
muted
#808181