#AAB4AB

Accessibility

AAA

9.83:1

Vs white / black

2.14:1 · 9.83:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#aab4ab

RGB

rgb(170, 180, 171)

RGBA

rgba(170, 180, 171, 1)

HSL

hsl(126, 6%, 69%)

HSLA

hsla(126, 6%, 69%, 1)

HSV

hsv(126, 6%, 71%)

LAB

lab(72.31% -5.2 3.38)

LCH

lch(72.31% 6.2 146.98)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7594 -0.0144 0.0089)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7594 0.0169 148.28)

XYZ

xyz(40.25, 44.13, 44.92)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 29%)

CSS

color: #aab4ab;

CSS variable

--color-aab4ab: #aab4ab;

SCSS

$color-aab4ab: #aab4ab;

JavaScript

const color = "#aab4ab";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#aab4ab";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#aab4ab" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#aab4ab", "rgb": { "r": 170, "g": 180, "b": 171 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7594 0.0169 148.28)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#aab4ab-1: #aab4ab;
}

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

Very different · ΔE 8.25 · #A3A3A3

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 7.51 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Very different · ΔE 7.8 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 18.29 · #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.

50edf9ee 100dfece1 200ccd8cd 300b5c1b7 40099a59b 5007e8a80 60069746a 700525d53 8003d473e 900283229 950141d15

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f8f9f8 f1f3f1 eaecea e3e6e3 dce0dc d5dad5 cdd3ce c6cdc7 bfc7c0 b8c1b9 b1bab2 aab4ab 9ca59d 8e968f 808780 717872 636964 555a56 474b47 393c39 2b2d2b 1c1e1c 0e0f0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f9f8 f1f3f1 eaecea e3e6e3 dce0dc d5dad5 cdd3ce c6cdc7 bfc7c0 b8c1b9 b1bab2

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

9ca59d 8e968f 808780 717872 636964 555a56 474b47 393c39 2b2d2b 1c1e1c 0e0f0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a6b0a7 a3aba4 a0a7a0 9ca39d 999e99 959a96 929692 8e918e 8b8d8b 878987 848484

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#AAB4ABStop 1 #B5ABB4Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#AFB5ABStop 1 #AAB4ABStop 2 #ABB5B1Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#AAB4ABStop 1 #ACABB5Stop 2 #B5ACABStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#AAB4ABStop 1 #B1ABB5Stop 2 #B5ABAFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#303631Stop 1 #545F55Stop 2 #788779Stop 3 #A0ABA1Stop 4 #C9CFCAStop 5

Using this color

Where #aab4ab works

#AAB4AB (#aab4ab) sits in the grey family at about 126° hue, 6% saturation, and 69% lightness. Contrast is 2.14:1 on white and 9.83:1 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 #aab4ab as small body text on white — 2.14:1 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

Concrete#95A5A6 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Silver#C0C0C0 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5 Silver#BDC3C7 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Web Safe #999999#999999

Where #aab4ab works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #aab4ab as small body text on white — 2.14:1 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.