#ACA8AE#ACA8AE
#ACA8AE is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.010 H 314.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA8AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 168, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 4%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 3%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.35, 2.56, -2.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.35, 3.63, 314.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.67% 0.0068 -0.0068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.67% 0.01 314.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6546, 39.8320, 45.6881) |
| Luminance | 0.3983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 4.19
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.23
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 7.48
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.31
Grey
#929591
ΔE00 9.75
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 9.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA8AE #AAAEA8
analogous
#A9A8AE #ACA8AE #AEA8AD
triadic
#ACA8AE #AEACA8 #A8AEAC
tetradic
#ACA8AE #AEA9A8 #AAAEA8 #A8ADAE
square
#ACA8AE #AEA9A8 #AAAEA8 #A8ADAE
split-complementary
#ACA8AE #ADAEA8 #A8AEA9
monochromatic
#6F6A72 #8E8890 #ACA8AE #CAC8CC #E8E7E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#ACA8AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#ACA8AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA8AE
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA8AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA8AE | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A9AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A9AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACA9AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca8ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 168, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.010 314.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c1c6',
500: '#aca8ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca8ae; $custom-light: #c4c1c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca8ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 168,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280,
"s": 3.571,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73673,
"c": 0.00962,
"h": 314.7
},
"luminance": 0.39832
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA8AE
secondary
#D9DAD8
accent
#8D586A
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F7F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#121213
muted
#818182