#A7A1A9

Accessibility

AAA

8.31:1

Vs white / black

2.53:1 · 8.31:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#a7a1a9

RGB

rgb(167, 161, 169)

RGBA

rgba(167, 161, 169, 1)

HSL

hsl(285, 4%, 65%)

HSLA

hsla(285, 4%, 65%, 1)

HSV

hsv(285, 5%, 66%)

LAB

lab(66.95% 3.68 -3.37)

LCH

lch(66.95% 4.99 317.52)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7165 0.0098 -0.0089)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7165 0.0132 317.76)

XYZ

xyz(35.84, 36.57, 42.70)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 34%)

CSS

color: #a7a1a9;

CSS variable

--color-a7a1a9: #a7a1a9;

SCSS

$color-a7a1a9: #a7a1a9;

JavaScript

const color = "#a7a1a9";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#a7a1a9";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#a7a1a9" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#a7a1a9", "rgb": { "r": 167, "g": 161, "b": 169 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7165 0.0132 317.76)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#a7a1a9-1: #a7a1a9;
}

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 2.91 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 5.93 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 5.84 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 18.31 · #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 100eee4f1 200dad0dd 300c3bac6 400a79eaa 5008b838e 600756d78 7005e5661 80048404b 900332c36 9501f1821

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f8f7f8 f0eff1 e9e8ea e2e0e2 dad8db d3d0d4 ccc8cd c4c0c6 bdb9bf b6b1b7 aea9b0 a7a1a9 99949b 8b868d 7d797f 6f6b71 615e63 545155 464346 383638 2a282a 1c1b1c 0e0d0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f7f8 f0eff1 e9e8ea e2e0e2 dad8db d3d0d4 ccc8cd c4c0c6 bdb9bf b6b1b7 aea9b0

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

99949b 8b868d 7d797f 6f6b71 615e63 545155 464346 383638 2a282a 1c1b1c 0e0d0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a49ea6 a19ca2 9d999f 9a969b 979398 949195 908e91 8d8b8e 8a888a 878687 838383

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#A7A1A9Stop 1 #A4A9A2Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#A4A2A9Stop 1 #A7A1A9Stop 2 #A9A2A8Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#A7A1A9Stop 1 #A9A8A2Stop 2 #A2A9A8Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#A7A1A9Stop 1 #A8A9A2Stop 2 #A2A9A4Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#343135Stop 1 #5B565DStop 2 #827A85Stop 3 #A8A2A9Stop 4 #CDCACEStop 5

Using this color

Where #a7a1a9 works

#A7A1A9 (#a7a1a9) sits in the grey family at about 285° hue, 4% saturation, and 65% lightness. Contrast is 2.53:1 on white and 8.31:1 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 #a7a1a9 as small body text on white — 2.53:1 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 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E DarkGray#A9A9A9 Material You Neutral#938F99 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Web Safe #999999#999999 System Gray#8E8E93 Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Chakra gray 400#A0AEC0

Where #a7a1a9 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #a7a1a9 as small body text on white — 2.53:1 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.