#A49AA3

Accessibility

AAA

7.73:1

Vs white / black

2.72:1 · 7.73:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#a49aa3

RGB

rgb(164, 154, 163)

RGBA

rgba(164, 154, 163, 1)

HSL

hsl(306, 5%, 62%)

HSLA

hsla(306, 5%, 62%, 1)

HSV

hsv(306, 6%, 64%)

LAB

lab(64.68% 5.33 -3.38)

LCH

lch(64.68% 6.31 327.62)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6975 0.0148 -0.0089)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6975 0.0173 328.98)

XYZ

xyz(33.48, 33.65, 39.37)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 36%)

CSS

color: #a49aa3;

CSS variable

--color-a49aa3: #a49aa3;

SCSS

$color-a49aa3: #a49aa3;

JavaScript

const color = "#a49aa3";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#a49aa3";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#a49aa3" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#a49aa3", "rgb": { "r": 164, "g": 154, "b": 163 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6975 0.0173 328.98)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#a49aa3-1: #a49aa3;
}

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 4.94 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 8.13 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 7.27 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 17.8 · #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.

50fdf1fc 100f0e3ef 200dcd0db 300c5b9c4 400a99da8 5008d828c 600776c76 70060565f 8004a4049 900352c34 95020171f

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f7f7f7 f0eef0 e8e6e8 e1dde0 d9d5d9 d2cdd1 cac4c9 c2bcc2 bbb3ba b3abb2 aca2ab a49aa3 968d95 898088 7b747a 6d676d 605a5f 524d52 444044 373336 292729 1b1a1b 0e0d0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f7f7f7 f0eef0 e8e6e8 e1dde0 d9d5d9 d2cdd1 cac4c9 c2bcc2 bbb3ba b3abb2 aca2ab

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

968d95 898088 7b747a 6d676d 605a5f 524d52 444044 373336 292729 1b1a1b 0e0d0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a198a0 9e969d 9b949a 989197 958f94 928d92 8f8b8f 8c898c 898789 868486 838283

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#A49AA3Stop 1 #99A39AStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#9F99A3Stop 1 #A49AA3Stop 2 #A3999DStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#A49AA3Stop 1 #A2A399Stop 2 #99A2A3Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#A49AA3Stop 1 #9DA399Stop 2 #99A39FStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363035Stop 1 #5E555DStop 2 #867985Stop 3 #AAA1A9Stop 4 #CFC9CEStop 5

Using this color

Where #a49aa3 works

#A49AA3 (#a49aa3) sits in the grey family at about 306° hue, 5% saturation, and 62% lightness. Contrast is 2.72:1 on white and 7.73:1 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 #a49aa3 as small body text on white — 2.72:1 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 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Web Safe #999999#999999 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E DarkGray#A9A9A9 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Material Brown 300#A1887F Material Grey 400#BDBDBD

Where #a49aa3 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #a49aa3 as small body text on white — 2.72:1 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.