#AAA0AE#AAA0AE

#AAA0AE is a light, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.023 H 316.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AAA0AE
RGB	rgb(170, 160, 174)
HSL	hsl(283, 8%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(283, 8%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.3%, 8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.08, 6.26, -5.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.08, 8.63, 316.51°)
OKLab	oklab(71.86% 0.0166 -0.0158)
OKLCH	oklch(71.86% 0.023 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(36.7871, 36.7438, 45.1905)
Luminance	0.3674 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AAA0AE #A4AEA0

analogous

#A3A0AE #AAA0AE #AEA0AB

triadic

#AAA0AE #AEAAA0 #A0AEAA

tetradic

#AAA0AE #AEA3A0 #A4AEA0 #A0ABAE

square

#AAA0AE #AEA3A0 #A4AEA0 #A0ABAE

split-complementary

#AAA0AE #ABAEA0 #A0AEA3

monochromatic

#6D6172 #8C7F92 #AAA0AE #C8C1CA #E5E2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.52

#AAA0AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.35

#AAA0AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AAA0AE

8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AAA0AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AAA0AE	1.00	2.52	8.35	8.35
#FFFFFF	2.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9FA3AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0A4AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AAA1A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aaa0ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 160, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.023 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3bcc6',
    500: '#aaa0ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aaa0ae;
$custom-light: #c3bcc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aaa0ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 7.955,
    "l": 65.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7186,
    "c": 0.02294,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.36744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AAA0AE

secondary

#D4D7D3

accent

#925465

background

#FBFBFC

surface

#F7F6F8

border

#D0D0D1

text

#121213

muted

#818182

Preview Lab

Preview with #AAA0AE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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