#AAAC9E#AAAC9E
#AAAC9E is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.020 H 113.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAAC9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 172, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 8%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 8%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 8.1%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.84, -3.27, 6.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.84, 7.69, 115.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.88% -0.0079 0.0182) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.88% 0.02 113.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5008, 40.5198, 38.1866) |
| Luminance | 0.4052 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 3.41
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 3.56
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.40
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 6.52
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.05
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAAC9E #A09EAC
analogous
#ACA79E #AAAC9E #A3AC9E
triadic
#AAAC9E #9EAAAC #AC9EAA
tetradic
#AAAC9E #9EACA7 #A09EAC #AC9EA3
square
#AAAC9E #9EACA7 #A09EAC #AC9EA3
split-complementary
#AAAC9E #9EA3AC #A79EAC
monochromatic
#6E7060 #8D907D #AAAC9E #C7C8BF #E4E4E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#AAAC9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.10
#AAAC9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAAC9E
9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAAC9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAAC9E | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.10 | 9.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEAA9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEAB9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACAAA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaac9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 172, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.020 113.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3c4ba',
500: '#aaac9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaac9e; $custom-light: #c3c4ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaac9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 172,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.571,
"s": 7.778,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7388,
"c": 0.01981,
"h": 113.5
},
"luminance": 0.4052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAAC9E
secondary
#D1D0D5
accent
#54925D
background
#FBFCFB
surface
#F7F8F6
border
#D0D1D0
text
#121211
muted
#818180