#AAA8B6#AAA8B6
#AAA8B6 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.020 H 292.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA8B6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 168, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 9%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 8%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.6%, 7.7%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 3.43, -6.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 7.73, 296.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.76% 0.0077 -0.0185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.76% 0.02 292.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0221, 39.9286, 49.8981) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 6.58
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 7.22
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.57
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.49
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 10.97
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 11.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA8B6 #B4B6A8
analogous
#A8ADB6 #AAA8B6 #B1A8B6
triadic
#AAA8B6 #B6AAA8 #A8B6AA
tetradic
#AAA8B6 #B6A8AD #B4B6A8 #A8B6B1
square
#AAA8B6 #B6A8AD #B4B6A8 #A8B6B1
split-complementary
#AAA8B6 #B6B1A8 #ADB6A8
monochromatic
#6B687C #89879A #AAA8B6 #CBC9D2 #EBEBEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#AAA8B6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#AAA8B6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA8B6
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA8B6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA8B6 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5AAB7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A9B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8AAAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa8b6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 168, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.020 292.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3c1cb',
500: '#aaa8b6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa8b6; $custom-light: #c3c1cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa8b6",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 168,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.571,
"s": 8.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73763,
"c": 0.02005,
"h": 292.5
},
"luminance": 0.39929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA8B6
secondary
#DEDFDB
accent
#93538A
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F7F8
border
#D0D0D1
text
#121213
muted
#818182