#A398A3

Accessibility

AAA

7.58:1

Vs white / black

2.77:1 · 7.58:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#a398a3

RGB

rgb(163, 152, 163)

RGBA

rgba(163, 152, 163, 1)

HSL

hsl(300, 6%, 62%)

HSLA

hsla(300, 6%, 62%, 1)

HSV

hsv(300, 7%, 64%)

LAB

lab(64.07% 6.09 -4.29)

LCH

lch(64.07% 7.45 324.84)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6926 0.0167 -0.0114)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6926 0.0202 325.68)

XYZ

xyz(32.94, 32.89, 39.26)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 36%)

CSS

color: #a398a3;

CSS variable

--color-a398a3: #a398a3;

SCSS

$color-a398a3: #a398a3;

JavaScript

const color = "#a398a3";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#a398a3";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#a398a3" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#a398a3", "rgb": { "r": 163, "g": 152, "b": 163 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6926 0.0202 325.68)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#a398a3-1: #a398a3;
}

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

Very different · ΔE 5.7 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 9.22 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 8.27 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 17.82 · #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.

50fdf1fd 100efe4ef 200dbd0db 300c5bac5 400a89da8 5008d828d 600766c77 700605660 80049404a 900342c35 950201720

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f7f6f7 f0eef0 e8e5e8 e0dde0 d9d4d9 d1ccd1 c9c3c9 c2bac2 bab2ba b2a9b2 aba1ab a398a3 958b95 887f88 7a727a 6d656d 5f595f 524c52 443f44 363336 292629 1b191b 0e0d0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f7f6f7 f0eef0 e8e5e8 e0dde0 d9d4d9 d1ccd1 c9c3c9 c2bac2 bab2ba b2a9b2 aba1ab

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

958b95 887f88 7a727a 6d656d 5f595f 524c52 443f44 363336 292629 1b191b 0e0d0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a096a0 9d949d 9a929a 979097 948e94 928c92 8f8a8f 8c888c 898689 868486 838283

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#A398A3Stop 1 #98A498Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#9E98A4Stop 1 #A398A3Stop 2 #A4989EStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#A398A3Stop 1 #A4A498Stop 2 #98A4A4Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#A398A3Stop 1 #9EA498Stop 2 #98A49EStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363036Stop 1 #5F545FStop 2 #877887Stop 3 #ABA0ABStop 4 #CFC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #a398a3 works

#A398A3 (#a398a3) sits in the grey family at about 300° hue, 6% saturation, and 62% lightness. Contrast is 2.77:1 on white and 7.58:1 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 #a398a3 as small body text on white — 2.77:1 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

Material You Neutral#938F99 Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA System Gray#8E8E93 Web Safe #999999#999999 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF DarkGray#A9A9A9 Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Material Brown 300#A1887F RosyBrown#BC8F8F

Where #a398a3 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #a398a3 as small body text on white — 2.77:1 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.