#A9A9BA

Accessibility

AAA

9.07:1

Vs white / black

2.32:1 · 9.07:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#a9a9ba

RGB

rgb(169, 169, 186)

RGBA

rgba(169, 169, 186, 1)

HSL

hsl(240, 11%, 70%)

HSLA

hsla(240, 11%, 70%, 1)

HSV

hsv(240, 9%, 73%)

LAB

lab(69.72% 3.35 -8.69)

LCH

lch(69.72% 9.31 291.08)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7402 0.0066 -0.0234)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7402 0.0243 285.75)

XYZ

xyz(39.41, 40.36, 52.16)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 27%)

CSS

color: #a9a9ba;

CSS variable

--color-a9a9ba: #a9a9ba;

SCSS

$color-a9a9ba: #a9a9ba;

JavaScript

const color = "#a9a9ba";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#a9a9ba";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#a9a9ba" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#a9a9ba", "rgb": { "r": 169, "g": 169, "b": 186 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7402 0.0243 285.75)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#a9a9ba-1: #a9a9ba;
}

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 4.31 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 8.2 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 8.98 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 19.94 · #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.

50f3f4ff 100e6e6f5 200d3d3e1 300bcbccb 400a0a0b0 500848495 6006f6f7d 700585864 80042424e 9002e2e39 9501a1924

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f8f8f9 f1f1f4 eaeaee e2e2e8 dbdbe2 d4d4dd cdcdd7 c6c6d1 bfbfcb b7b7c6 b0b0c0 a9a9ba 9b9bab 8d8d9b 7f7f8c 71717c 63636c 55555d 46464e 38383e 2a2a2f 1c1c1f 0e0e10

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f8f9 f1f1f4 eaeaee e2e2e8 dbdbe2 d4d4dd cdcdd7 c6c6d1 bfbfcb b7b7c6 b0b0c0

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

9b9bab 8d8d9b 7f7f8c 71717c 63636c 55555d 46464e 38383e 2a2a2f 1c1c1f 0e0e10

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a6a6b5 a2a2b0 9f9fac 9b9ba7 9898a2 95959d 919198 8e8e93 8a8a8f 87878a 838385

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#A9A9BAStop 1 #BBBBAAStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#AAB3BBStop 1 #A9A9BAStop 2 #B3AABBStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#A9A9BAStop 1 #BBAAAAStop 2 #AABBAAStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#A9A9BAStop 1 #BBB3AAStop 2 #B3BBAAStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2D2D39Stop 1 #4F4F63Stop 2 #71718EStop 3 #9C9CB0Stop 4 #C6C6D2Stop 5

Using this color

Where #a9a9ba works

#A9A9BA (#a9a9ba) sits in the indigo family at about 240° hue, 11% saturation, and 70% lightness. Contrast is 2.32:1 on white and 9.07:1 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 #a9a9ba as small body text on white — 2.32:1 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: Intuition, depth, and sincerity. Common in enterprise software and thoughtful products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Indigo 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 gray 400#9CA3AF Chakra gray 400#A0AEC0 Tailwind slate 400#94A3B8 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Material You Neutral#938F99 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Spectrum #93A8CD#93A8CD Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Web Safe #999999#999999 Material Indigo 100#C5CAE9

Where #a9a9ba works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #a9a9ba as small body text on white — 2.32:1 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.