#ACA5AF

Accessibility

AAA

8.76:1

Vs white / black

2.4:1 · 8.76:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#aca5af

RGB

rgb(172, 165, 175)

RGBA

rgba(172, 165, 175, 1)

HSL

hsl(282, 6%, 67%)

HSLA

hsla(282, 6%, 67%, 1)

HSV

hsv(282, 6%, 69%)

LAB

lab(68.59% 4.4 -4.25)

LCH

lch(68.59% 6.12 315.99)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7309 0.0117 -0.0113)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7309 0.0163 316)

XYZ

xyz(38.21, 38.78, 46.02)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 31%)

CSS

color: #aca5af;

CSS variable

--color-aca5af: #aca5af;

SCSS

$color-aca5af: #aca5af;

JavaScript

const color = "#aca5af";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#aca5af";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#aca5af" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#aca5af", "rgb": { "r": 172, "g": 165, "b": 175 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7309 0.0163 316)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#aca5af-1: #aca5af;
}

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 3.83 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 6.69 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 7.23 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 19.78 · #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.

50fbf1ff 100ede4f1 200d9d0dd 300c3bac7 400a69eaa 5008b838e 600756d78 7005e5661 80048414b 900332c36 9501e1821

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f8f8f8 f1f0f2 eae9eb e3e1e4 dcdade d6d2d7 cfcbd0 c8c3ca c1bcc3 bab4bc b3adb6 aca5af 9e97a0 8f8a92 817c83 736e75 646066 565358 484549 39373a 2b292c 1d1b1d 0e0e0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f8f8 f1f0f2 eae9eb e3e1e4 dcdade d6d2d7 cfcbd0 c8c3ca c1bcc3 bab4bc b3adb6

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

9e97a0 8f8a92 817c83 736e75 646066 565358 484549 39373a 2b292c 1d1b1d 0e0e0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a8a2ab a59fa7 a19ca3 9d999f 9a969b 969398 928f94 8f8c90 8b898c 878688 848384

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#ACA5AFStop 1 #A9B0A6Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#A8A6B0Stop 1 #ACA5AFStop 2 #B0A6AEStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#ACA5AFStop 1 #B0ADA6Stop 2 #A6B0ADStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#ACA5AFStop 1 #AEB0A6Stop 2 #A6B0A8Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#343036Stop 1 #5B545FStop 2 #837887Stop 3 #A8A0ABStop 4 #CDC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #aca5af works

#ACA5AF (#aca5af) sits in the grey family at about 282° hue, 6% saturation, and 67% lightness. Contrast is 2.4:1 on white and 8.76:1 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 #aca5af as small body text on white — 2.4:1 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 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Material You Neutral#938F99 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Web Safe #999999#999999 Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD System Gray#8E8E93 Silver#C0C0C0

Where #aca5af works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #aca5af as small body text on white — 2.4:1 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.