#AAA2B1#AAA2B1
#AAA2B1 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.023 H 309.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA2B1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 162, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 9%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 8%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 8.5%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.70, 5.74, -6.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.70, 8.82, 310.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.37% 0.0147 -0.0179) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.37% 0.023 309.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4324, 37.5611, 46.8645) |
| Luminance | 0.3756 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 8.84
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 9.11
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 10.91
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 11.36
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 11.53
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 11.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA2B1 #A9B1A2
analogous
#A3A2B1 #AAA2B1 #B1A2B1
triadic
#AAA2B1 #B1AAA2 #A2B1AA
tetradic
#AAA2B1 #B1A3A2 #A9B1A2 #A2B1B1
square
#AAA2B1 #B1A3A2 #A9B1A2 #A2B1B1
split-complementary
#AAA2B1 #B1B1A2 #A2B1A3
monochromatic
#6D6376 #8C8195 #AAA2B1 #C8C3CD #E7E5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#AAA2B1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.51
#AAA2B1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA2B1
8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA2B1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA2B1 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.51 | 8.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A4B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A5B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9A4A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa2b1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 162, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.023 309.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bdc8',
500: '#aaa2b1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa2b1; $custom-light: #c3bdc8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa2b1",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 162,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272,
"s": 8.772,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72367,
"c": 0.02317,
"h": 309.5
},
"luminance": 0.37561
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA2B1
secondary
#D7DAD5
accent
#935371
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F8
border
#D0D0D1
text
#121213
muted
#818182