#A09594

Accessibility

AAA

7.22:1

Vs white / black

2.91:1 · 7.22:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#a09594

RGB

rgb(160, 149, 148)

RGBA

rgba(160, 149, 148, 1)

HSL

hsl(5, 6%, 60%)

HSLA

hsla(5, 6%, 60%, 1)

HSV

hsv(5, 7%, 63%)

LAB

lab(62.6% 3.86 1.98)

LCH

lch(62.6% 4.34 27.16)

OKLAB

oklab(0.679 0.012 0.0053)

OKLCH

oklch(0.679 0.0131 23.83)

XYZ

xyz(30.59, 31.11, 32.40)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 37%)

CSS

color: #a09594;

CSS variable

--color-a09594: #a09594;

SCSS

$color-a09594: #a09594;

JavaScript

const color = "#a09594";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#a09594";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#a09594" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#a09594", "rgb": { "r": 160, "g": 149, "b": 148 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.679 0.0131 23.83)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#a09594-1: #a09594;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.93 · #A8A29E

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 7.62 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 5.77 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 16.62 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff0ef 100f5e3e1 200e1cfce 300cab9b7 400ae9d9b 500928280 6007c6c6a 700645554 8004e403e 900392b2a 950231716

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f7f6f6 efeded e7e5e4 dfdcdb d7d3d2 d0caca c8c1c1 c0b8b8 b8b0af b0a7a6 a89e9d a09594 938988 857c7b 78706f 6b6363 5d5756 504b4a 433e3e 353231 282525 1b1919 0d0c0c

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f7f6f6 efeded e7e5e4 dfdcdb d7d3d2 d0caca c8c1c1 c0b8b8 b8b0af b0a7a6 a89e9d

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

938988 857c7b 78706f 6b6363 5d5756 504b4a 433e3e 353231 282525 1b1919 0d0c0c

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

9d9392 9b9291 98908f 958e8d 938c8c 908b8a 8d8988 8b8787 888585 858483 838282

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#A09594Stop 1 #939E9FStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#9F9398Stop 1 #A09594Stop 2 #9F9A93Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#A09594Stop 1 #939F94Stop 2 #94939FStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#A09594Stop 1 #939F9AStop 2 #93989FStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363030Stop 1 #5F5554Stop 2 #877978Stop 3 #ABA1A0Stop 4 #CFC9C9Stop 5

Using this color

Where #a09594 works

#A09594 (#a09594) sits in the grey family at about 5° hue, 6% saturation, and 60% lightness. Contrast is 2.91:1 on white and 7.22:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #a09594 as small body text on white — 2.91:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Web Safe #999999#999999 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Material You Neutral#938F99 System Gray#8E8E93 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Material Brown 300#A1887F Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Gray#808080 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF

Where #a09594 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #a09594 as small body text on white — 2.91:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.