#AAA9A7#AAA9A7
#AAA9A7 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.003 H 84.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA9A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 169, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 2%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 2%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 1.8%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.26, -0.02, 1.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.26, 1.15, 90.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.5% 0.0003 0.0031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.5% 0.003 84.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7395, 39.7121, 42.2287) |
| Luminance | 0.3971 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 1.13
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.61
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 6.26
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 6.37
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 6.67
Grey
#929591
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA9A7 #A7A8AA
analogous
#AAA7A7 #AAA9A7 #A9AAA7
triadic
#AAA9A7 #A7AAA9 #A9A7AA
tetradic
#AAA9A7 #A7AAA7 #A7A8AA #AAA7A9
square
#AAA9A7 #A7AAA7 #A7A8AA #AAA7A9
split-complementary
#AAA9A7 #A7A9AA #A7A7AA
monochromatic
#6D6C69 #8C8B88 #AAA9A7 #C8C7C6 #E6E6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#AAA9A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.94
#AAA9A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA9A7
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA9A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA9A7 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.94 | 8.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA9A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA9A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABA9A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa9a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 169, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.003 84.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3c2c1',
500: '#aaa9a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa9a7; $custom-light: #c3c2c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa9a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 169,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 1.734,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73503,
"c": 0.00307,
"h": 84.6
},
"luminance": 0.39712
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA9A7
secondary
#D6D6D7
accent
#6B8B5A
background
#FBFBFB
surface
#F7F7F7
border
#D0D0D0
text
#121212
muted
#818181