#A8A79B#A8A79B
#A8A79B is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.017 H 102.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A79B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 167, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 7%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 8%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 7.7%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.26, -1.83, 6.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.26, 6.59, 106.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.58% -0.0038 0.0166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.58% 0.017 102.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8828, 38.3290, 36.5119) |
| Luminance | 0.3833 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 1.93
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 2.77
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 4.49
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 6.02
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.15
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A79B #9B9CA8
analogous
#A8A09B #A8A79B #A2A89B
triadic
#A8A79B #9BA8A7 #A79BA8
tetradic
#A8A79B #9BA8A0 #9B9CA8 #A89BA2
square
#A8A79B #9BA8A0 #9B9CA8 #A89BA2
split-complementary
#A8A79B #9BA2A8 #A09BA8
monochromatic
#6B6A5D #8C8A7A #A8A79B #C4C4BC #E1E1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#A8A79B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#A8A79B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A79B
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A79B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A79B | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.67 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A69A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA79B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AAA5A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a79b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 167, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.017 102.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1c1b8',
500: '#a8a79b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a79b; $custom-light: #c1c1b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a79b",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 167,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.385,
"s": 6.952,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72575,
"c": 0.017,
"h": 102.9
},
"luminance": 0.38329
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A79B
secondary
#CDCDD2
accent
#599155
background
#FBFBFB
surface
#F7F7F6
border
#D0D0D0
text
#121211
muted
#818180