#A7AEAE

Accessibility

AAA

9.31:1

Vs white / black

2.26:1 · 9.31:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#a7aeae

RGB

rgb(167, 174, 174)

RGBA

rgba(167, 174, 174, 1)

HSL

hsl(180, 4%, 67%)

HSLA

hsla(180, 4%, 67%, 1)

HSV

hsv(180, 4%, 68%)

LAB

lab(70.55% -2.46 -0.85)

LCH

lch(70.55% 2.6 199.06)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7452 -0.0076 -0.0023)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7452 0.0079 196.84)

XYZ

xyz(38.71, 41.54, 46.02)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 32%)

CSS

color: #a7aeae;

CSS variable

--color-a7aeae: #a7aeae;

SCSS

$color-a7aeae: #a7aeae;

JavaScript

const color = "#a7aeae";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#a7aeae";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#a7aeae" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#a7aeae", "rgb": { "r": 167, "g": 174, "b": 174 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7452 0.0079 196.84)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#a7aeae-1: #a7aeae;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.47 · #A3A3A3

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.63 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 5.55 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 18.39 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e7fafa 100d9ecec 200c6d9d9 300b0c2c2 40094a6a6 500798a8a 600637474 7004d5d5d 800374747 900233232 9500f1e1e

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f8f8f8 f0f2f2 e9ebeb e2e4e4 dadddd d3d7d7 ccd0d0 c4c9c9 bdc2c2 b6bcbc aeb5b5 a7aeae 99a0a0 8b9191 7d8383 6f7474 616565 545757 464949 383a3a 2a2c2c 1c1d1d 0e0f0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f8f8 f0f2f2 e9ebeb e2e4e4 dadddd d3d7d7 ccd0d0 c4c9c9 bdc2c2 b6bcbc aeb5b5

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

99a0a0 8b9191 7d8383 6f7474 616565 545757 464949 383a3a 2a2c2c 1c1d1d 0e0f0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a4aaaa a1a6a6 9da3a3 9a9f9f 979b9b 949797 909393 8d8f8f 8a8c8c 878888 838484

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#A7AEAEStop 1 #AEA7A7Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#A7AEABStop 1 #A7AEAEStop 2 #A7ABAEStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#A7AEAEStop 1 #AEA7AEStop 2 #AEAEA7Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#A7AEAEStop 1 #AEA7ABStop 2 #AEABA7Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#313535Stop 1 #565D5DStop 2 #7A8585Stop 3 #A2A9A9Stop 4 #CACECEStop 5

Using this color

Where #a7aeae works

#A7AEAE (#a7aeae) sits in the grey family at about 180° hue, 4% saturation, and 67% lightness. Contrast is 2.26:1 on white and 9.31:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-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 #a7aeae as small body text on white — 2.26:1 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

DarkGray#A9A9A9 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Concrete#95A5A6 Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Silver#BDC3C7 Silver#C0C0C0 Web Safe #999999#999999 Material Blue Grey 300#90A4AE Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF

Where #a7aeae works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #a7aeae as small body text on white — 2.26:1 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.