#A29BA6

Accessibility

AAA

7.78:1

Vs white / black

2.7:1 · 7.78:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#a29ba6

RGB

rgb(162, 155, 166)

RGBA

rgba(162, 155, 166, 1)

HSL

hsl(278, 6%, 63%)

HSLA

hsla(278, 6%, 63%, 1)

HSV

hsv(278, 7%, 65%)

LAB

lab(64.87% 4.64 -4.82)

LCH

lch(64.87% 6.69 313.91)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6989 0.0122 -0.0128)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6989 0.0177 313.63)

XYZ

xyz(33.50, 33.88, 40.84)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 35%)

CSS

color: #a29ba6;

CSS variable

--color-a29ba6: #a29ba6;

SCSS

$color-a29ba6: #a29ba6;

JavaScript

const color = "#a29ba6";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#a29ba6";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#a29ba6" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#a29ba6", "rgb": { "r": 162, "g": 155, "b": 166 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6989 0.0177 313.63)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#a29ba6-1: #a29ba6;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.88 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 7.93 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 7.11 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 17.29 · #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.

50faf1ff 100ede4f2 200d9d1de 300c2bac7 400a69eab 5008b838f 600746d79 7005d5662 80048414b 900332c36 9501e1821

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f7f7f8 f0eef0 e8e6e9 e0dee1 d8d5da d1cdd3 c9c5cb c1bcc4 b9b4bc b2acb5 aaa3ad a29ba6 958e98 87818a 7a747d 6c676f 5e5a61 514e53 444145 363437 29272a 1b1a1c 0e0d0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f7f7f8 f0eef0 e8e6e9 e0dee1 d8d5da d1cdd3 c9c5cb c1bcc4 b9b4bc b2acb5 aaa3ad

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

958e98 87818a 7a747d 6c676f 5e5a61 514e53 444145 363437 29272a 1b1a1c 0e0d0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

9f99a3 9c97a0 9a949d 979299 949096 918e93 8e8b90 8b898d 89878a 868586 838283

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#A29BA6Stop 1 #9FA69BStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#9C9BA6Stop 1 #A29BA6Stop 2 #A69BA5Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#A29BA6Stop 1 #A6A29BStop 2 #9BA6A2Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#A29BA6Stop 1 #A5A69BStop 2 #9BA69CStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#343036Stop 1 #5B545FStop 2 #827887Stop 3 #A7A0ABStop 4 #CDC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #a29ba6 works

#A29BA6 (#a29ba6) sits in the grey family at about 278° hue, 6% saturation, and 63% lightness. Contrast is 2.7:1 on white and 7.78:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-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 #a29ba6 as small body text on white — 2.7:1 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 zinc 400#A1A1AA Material You Neutral#938F99 System Gray#8E8E93 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Web Safe #999999#999999 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Tailwind slate 400#94A3B8 Chakra gray 400#A0AEC0

Where #a29ba6 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #a29ba6 as small body text on white — 2.7:1 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.