#A599A4

Accessibility

AAA

7.69:1

Vs white / black

2.73:1 · 7.69:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#a599a4

RGB

rgb(165, 153, 164)

RGBA

rgba(165, 153, 164, 1)

HSL

hsl(305, 6%, 62%)

HSLA

hsla(305, 6%, 62%, 1)

HSV

hsv(305, 7%, 65%)

LAB

lab(64.53% 6.44 -4.15)

LCH

lch(64.53% 7.66 327.2)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6967 0.0179 -0.011)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6967 0.021 328.43)

XYZ

xyz(33.61, 33.46, 39.80)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 35%)

CSS

color: #a599a4;

CSS variable

--color-a599a4: #a599a4;

SCSS

$color-a599a4: #a599a4;

JavaScript

const color = "#a599a4";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#a599a4";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#a599a4" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#a599a4", "rgb": { "r": 165, "g": 153, "b": 164 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6967 0.021 328.43)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#a599a4-1: #a599a4;
}

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 5.95 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 9.3 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 8.51 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 18.38 · #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 5008e828d 600776c76 70060565f 8004a4049 900352c34 95020171f

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f8f7f7 f0eef0 e9e6e8 e1dde1 dad5d9 d2ccd2 cbc4ca c3bbc2 bcb3bb b4aab3 ada2ac a599a4 978c96 8a8089 7c737b 6e666d 605960 534d52 454044 373337 292629 1b191b 0e0d0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f7f7 f0eef0 e9e6e8 e1dde1 dad5d9 d2ccd2 cbc4ca c3bbc2 bcb3bb b4aab3 ada2ac

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

978c96 8a8089 7c737b 6e666d 605960 534d52 454044 373337 292629 1b191b 0e0d0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a297a1 9f959e 9c939b 999198 968f95 938d92 8f8a8f 8c888c 898689 868486 838283

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#A599A4Stop 1 #98A499Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#9F98A4Stop 1 #A599A4Stop 2 #A4989DStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#A599A4Stop 1 #A3A498Stop 2 #98A3A4Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#A599A4Stop 1 #9DA498Stop 2 #98A49FStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363036Stop 1 #5F545EStop 2 #877886Stop 3 #ABA0AAStop 4 #CFC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #a599a4 works

#A599A4 (#a599a4) sits in the grey family at about 305° hue, 6% saturation, and 62% lightness. Contrast is 2.73:1 on white and 7.69:1 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 #a599a4 as small body text on white — 2.73:1 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 RosyBrown#BC8F8F

Where #a599a4 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #a599a4 as small body text on white — 2.73:1 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.