#A89CA8#A89CA8
#A89CA8 is a light, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.022 H 325.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A89CA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 156, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 6%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 7%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.69, 6.61, -4.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.69, 8.09, 324.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.68% 0.0182 -0.0123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.68% 0.022 325.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1038, 34.9292, 41.9309) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.23
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 9.98
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.57
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.60
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 10.83
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 11.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A89CA8 #9CA89C
analogous
#A29CA8 #A89CA8 #A89CA2
triadic
#A89CA8 #A8A89C #9CA8A8
tetradic
#A89CA8 #A8A29C #9CA89C #9CA2A8
square
#A89CA8 #A8A29C #9CA89C #9CA2A8
split-complementary
#A89CA8 #A2A89C #9CA8A2
monochromatic
#6B5E6B #8B7B8B #A89CA8 #C5BDC5 #E1DDE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#A89CA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#A89CA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A89CA8
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A89CA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A89CA8 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9FA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA0A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A99DA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a89ca8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 156, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.022 325.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b9c1',
500: '#a89ca8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a89ca8; $custom-light: #c1b9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a89ca8",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 156,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 6.452,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70675,
"c": 0.02197,
"h": 325.8
},
"luminance": 0.34929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A89CA8
secondary
#CED2CE
accent
#905555
background
#FBFBFB
surface
#F7F6F7
border
#D0D0D0
text
#121112
muted
#818081