#A4AA9A#A4AA9A
#A4AA9A is a light, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.024 H 123.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4AA9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 170, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(83, 9%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(83, 9%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.5%, 0%, 9.4%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.73, -5.09, 7.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.73, 9.08, 124.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.86% -0.0131 0.0196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.86% 0.024 123.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5164, 38.9750, 36.2174) |
| Luminance | 0.3897 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 4.04
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 5.02
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.02
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.59
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 8.11
Grey
#929591
ΔE00 8.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4AA9A #A09AAA
analogous
#AAA89A #A4AA9A #9CAA9A
triadic
#A4AA9A #9AA4AA #AA9AA4
tetradic
#A4AA9A #9AAAA8 #A09AAA #AA9A9C
square
#A4AA9A #9AAAA8 #A09AAA #AA9A9C
split-complementary
#A4AA9A #9A9CAA #A89AAA
monochromatic
#676D5C #868E79 #A4AA9A #C2C6BB #E0E2DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#A4AA9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.79
#A4AA9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4AA9A
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4AA9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4AA9A | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.79 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA899
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA89B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5A8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4aa9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 170, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.024 123.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfc3b7',
500: '#a4aa9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4aa9a; $custom-light: #bfc3b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4aa9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 170,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 82.5,
"s": 8.602,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7286,
"c": 0.02358,
"h": 123.8
},
"luminance": 0.38975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4AA9A
secondary
#CFCDD3
accent
#53936B
background
#FBFBFB
surface
#F7F7F6
border
#D0D0D0
text
#121211
muted
#818180