#ABA9AA#ABA9AA
#ABA9AA is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.003 H 345.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA9AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 169, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(330, 1%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(330, 1%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 0.6%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 0.90, -0.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 0.94, 343.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.68% 0.0026 -0.0007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.68% 0.003 345.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2371, 39.9362, 43.7165) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 1.34
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 4.79
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 6.29
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 7.34
Grey
#929591
ΔE00 7.97
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA9AA #A9ABAA
analogous
#ABA9AB #ABA9AA #ABA9A9
triadic
#ABA9AA #AAABA9 #A9AAAB
tetradic
#ABA9AA #ABABA9 #A9ABAA #A9A9AB
square
#ABA9AA #ABABA9 #A9ABAA #A9A9AB
split-complementary
#ABA9AA #A9ABA9 #A9ABAB
monochromatic
#6E6C6D #8D8A8B #ABA9AA #C9C8C9 #E7E7E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#ABA9AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#ABA9AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA9AA
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA9AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA9AA | 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)
#A9A9AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAAAAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABA9A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba9aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 169, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.003 345.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c2c3',
500: '#aba9aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba9aa; $custom-light: #c4c2c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba9aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 169,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 330,
"s": 1.176,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73675,
"c": 0.00268,
"h": 345.3
},
"luminance": 0.39936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA9AA
secondary
#D8D8D8
accent
#8B735B
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F7F7
border
#D1D0D0
text
#121212
muted
#818181