#A29DA4

Accessibility

AAA

7.9:1

Vs white / black

2.66:1 · 7.9:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#a29da4

RGB

rgb(162, 157, 164)

RGBA

rgba(162, 157, 164, 1)

HSL

hsl(283, 4%, 63%)

HSLA

hsla(283, 4%, 63%, 1)

HSV

hsv(283, 4%, 64%)

LAB

lab(65.34% 3.14 -3)

LCH

lch(65.34% 4.34 316.31)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7024 0.0084 -0.0079)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7024 0.0115 316.76)

XYZ

xyz(33.66, 34.48, 40.00)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 36%)

CSS

color: #a29da4;

CSS variable

--color-a29da4: #a29da4;

SCSS

$color-a29da4: #a29da4;

JavaScript

const color = "#a29da4";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#a29da4";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#a29da4" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#a29da4", "rgb": { "r": 162, "g": 157, "b": 164 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7024 0.0115 316.76)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#a29da4-1: #a29da4;
}

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 2.66 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 5.86 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.96 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 16.89 · #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.

50fbf1fe 100ede4f1 200dad0dd 300c3bac6 400a79eaa 5008b838e 600756d78 7005e5661 80048414b 900332c36 9501e1821

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f7f7f7 f0eff0 e8e7e8 e0dee1 d8d6d9 d1ced2 c9c6ca c1bec2 b9b6bb b2adb3 aaa5ac a29da4 959096 878389 7a767b 6c696d 5e5c60 514f52 444144 363437 292729 1b1a1b 0e0d0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f7f7f7 f0eff0 e8e7e8 e0dee1 d8d6d9 d1ced2 c9c6ca c1bec2 b9b6bb b2adb3 aaa5ac

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

959096 878389 7a767b 6c696d 5e5c60 514f52 444144 363437 292729 1b1a1b 0e0d0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

9f9ba1 9c989e 9a969b 979398 949195 918f92 8e8c8f 8b8a8c 898789 868586 838283

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#A29DA4Stop 1 #9FA49DStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#9F9DA4Stop 1 #A29DA4Stop 2 #A49DA3Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#A29DA4Stop 1 #A4A29DStop 2 #9DA4A2Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#A29DA4Stop 1 #A3A49DStop 2 #9DA49FStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#343135Stop 1 #5B565DStop 2 #827A85Stop 3 #A7A2A9Stop 4 #CDCACEStop 5

Using this color

Where #a29da4 works

#A29DA4 (#a29da4) sits in the grey family at about 283° hue, 4% saturation, and 63% lightness. Contrast is 2.66:1 on white and 7.9:1 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 #a29da4 as small body text on white — 2.66:1 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 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Web Safe #999999#999999 DarkGray#A9A9A9 System Gray#8E8E93 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Tailwind slate 400#94A3B8 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD

Where #a29da4 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #a29da4 as small body text on white — 2.66:1 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.