#A5ABA5#A5ABA5
#A5ABA5 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.011 H 145.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A5ABA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 171, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 3%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 4%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.5%, 0%, 3.5%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.36, -3.26, 2.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.36, 4.02, 144.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.46% -0.0089 0.0062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.46% 0.011 145.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8703, 39.8416, 41.3378) |
| Luminance | 0.3984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 4.84
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 5.88
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 5.96
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 6.33
Grey
#929591
ΔE00 6.81
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A5ABA5 #ABA5AB
analogous
#A8ABA5 #A5ABA5 #A5ABA8
triadic
#A5ABA5 #A5A5AB #ABA5A5
tetradic
#A5ABA5 #A5A8AB #ABA5AB #ABA8A5
square
#A5ABA5 #A5A8AB #ABA5AB #ABA8A5
split-complementary
#A5ABA5 #A8A5AB #ABA5A8
monochromatic
#676E67 #858D85 #A5ABA5 #C5C9C5 #E4E6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#A5ABA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#A5ABA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A5ABA5
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A5ABA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A5ABA5 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABAAA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA9A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5ABA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a5aba5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 171, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.011 145.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfc4bf',
500: '#a5aba5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a5aba5; $custom-light: #bfc4bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a5aba5",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 171,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 120,
"s": 3.448,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73462,
"c": 0.01086,
"h": 145.5
},
"luminance": 0.39842
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A5ABA5
secondary
#D7D5D7
accent
#588D8D
background
#FBFCFB
surface
#F7F8F7
border
#D0D1D0
text
#121212
muted
#818181