#ABA2A9#ABA2A9
#ABA2A9 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.014 H 333.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA2A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 162, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(313, 5%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(313, 5%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 1.2%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.55, 4.55, -2.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.55, 5.17, 331.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.2% 0.0128 -0.0065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.2% 0.014 333.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8753, 37.3634, 42.7977) |
| Luminance | 0.3736 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 6.37
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.95
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.91
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.84
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 10.19
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 11.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA2A9 #A2ABA4
analogous
#A8A2AB #ABA2A9 #ABA2A4
triadic
#ABA2A9 #A9ABA2 #A2A9AB
tetradic
#ABA2A9 #ABA8A2 #A2ABA4 #A2A4AB
square
#ABA2A9 #ABA8A2 #A2ABA4 #A2A4AB
split-complementary
#ABA2A9 #A4ABA2 #A2ABA8
monochromatic
#6F646C #8E828B #ABA2A9 #C8C2C7 #E5E2E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#ABA2A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.47
#ABA2A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA2A9
8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA2A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA2A9 | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.47 | 8.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A4A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A5A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACA2A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba2a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 162, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.014 333.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bdc2',
500: '#aba2a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba2a9; $custom-light: #c4bdc2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba2a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 162,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 313.333,
"s": 5.085,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72196,
"c": 0.01432,
"h": 333.1
},
"luminance": 0.37363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA2A9
secondary
#D3D6D4
accent
#8F6357
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F7
border
#D1D0D0
text
#121212
muted
#818181