#A59EA0#A59EA0
#A59EA0 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.009 H 357.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A59EA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 158, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(343, 4%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(343, 4%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 3%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.74, 2.91, -0.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.74, 2.91, 357.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.58% 0.0086 -0.0003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.58% 0.009 357.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0882, 34.9913, 38.2091) |
| Luminance | 0.3499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 4.85
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 7.76
Grey
#929591
ΔE00 8.03
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 8.28
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.29
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 9.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A59EA0 #9EA5A3
analogous
#A59EA3 #A59EA0 #A59F9E
triadic
#A59EA0 #A0A59E #9EA0A5
tetradic
#A59EA0 #A3A59E #9EA5A3 #9F9EA5
square
#A59EA0 #A3A59E #9EA5A3 #9F9EA5
split-complementary
#A59EA0 #9EA59F #9EA3A5
monochromatic
#686163 #887E81 #A59EA0 #C2BEBF #E0DDDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#A59EA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#A59EA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A59EA0
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A59EA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A59EA0 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9FA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A0A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A69E9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a59ea0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 158, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.009 357.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfbabc',
500: '#a59ea0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a59ea0; $custom-light: #bfbabc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a59ea0",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 158,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 342.857,
"s": 3.743,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70577,
"c": 0.00861,
"h": 357.9
},
"luminance": 0.34991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A59EA0
secondary
#CED1D0
accent
#8E7E58
background
#FBFBFB
surface
#F7F6F6
border
#D0D0D0
text
#121112
muted
#818081