#AA9DA9

Accessibility

AAA

8.1:1

Vs white / black

2.59:1 · 8.1:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#aa9da9

RGB

rgb(170, 157, 169)

RGBA

rgba(170, 157, 169, 1)

HSL

hsl(305, 7%, 64%)

HSLA

hsla(305, 7%, 64%, 1)

HSV

hsv(305, 8%, 67%)

LAB

lab(66.16% 6.96 -4.52)

LCH

lch(66.16% 8.3 327)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7109 0.0193 -0.012)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7109 0.0227 328.13)

XYZ

xyz(35.79, 35.52, 42.50)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 33%)

CSS

color: #aa9da9;

CSS variable

--color-aa9da9: #aa9da9;

SCSS

$color-aa9da9: #aa9da9;

JavaScript

const color = "#aa9da9";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#aa9da9";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#aa9da9" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#aa9da9", "rgb": { "r": 170, "g": 157, "b": 169 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7109 0.0227 328.13)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#aa9da9-1: #aa9da9;
}

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 6.22 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 9.38 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 9.09 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 19.75 · #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 400aa9da9 5008e828d 600776c76 70060565f 8004a4049 900352c34 95020171f

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f8f7f8 f1eff1 eae7ea e3dee2 dcd6db d5ced4 cdc6cd c6bec6 bfb6bf b8adb7 b1a5b0 aa9da9 9c909b 8e838d 80767f 716971 635c63 554f55 474146 393438 2b272a 1c1a1c 0e0d0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f7f8 f1eff1 eae7ea e3dee2 dcd6db d5ced4 cdc6cd c6bec6 bfb6bf b8adb7 b1a5b0

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

9c909b 8e838d 80767f 716971 635c63 554f55 474146 393438 2b272a 1c1a1c 0e0d0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a69ba6 a398a2 a0969f 9c939b 999198 958f95 928c91 8e8a8e 8b878a 878587 848283

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#AA9DA9Stop 1 #9DAA9EStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#A49DAAStop 1 #AA9DA9Stop 2 #AA9DA2Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#AA9DA9Stop 1 #A9AA9DStop 2 #9DA9AAStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#AA9DA9Stop 1 #A2AA9DStop 2 #9DAAA4Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#372F36Stop 1 #5F535EStop 2 #887787Stop 3 #ACA0ABStop 4 #D0C8CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #aa9da9 works

#AA9DA9 (#aa9da9) sits in the grey family at about 305° hue, 7% saturation, and 64% lightness. Contrast is 2.59:1 on white and 8.1:1 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 #aa9da9 as small body text on white — 2.59:1 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 Material You Neutral#938F99 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E System Gray#8E8E93 Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Web Safe #999999#999999 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF RosyBrown#BC8F8F Thistle#D8BFD8

Where #aa9da9 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #aa9da9 as small body text on white — 2.59:1 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.