#AEA4AD

Accessibility

AAA

8.71:1

Vs white / black

2.41:1 · 8.71:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#aea4ad

RGB

rgb(174, 164, 173)

RGBA

rgba(174, 164, 173, 1)

HSL

hsl(306, 6%, 66%)

HSLA

hsla(306, 6%, 66%, 1)

HSV

hsv(306, 6%, 68%)

LAB

lab(68.44% 5.27 -3.35)

LCH

lch(68.44% 6.24 327.56)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7299 0.0146 -0.0088)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7299 0.017 328.92)

XYZ

xyz(38.27, 38.57, 44.95)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 32%)

CSS

color: #aea4ad;

CSS variable

--color-aea4ad: #aea4ad;

SCSS

$color-aea4ad: #aea4ad;

JavaScript

const color = "#aea4ad";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#aea4ad";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#aea4ad" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#aea4ad", "rgb": { "r": 174, "g": 164, "b": 173 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7299 0.017 328.92)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#aea4ad-1: #aea4ad;
}

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 4.91 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 7.22 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 7.68 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 20.29 · #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 400a99da8 5008d828c 600776c76 70060565f 8004a4049 900352c34 95020171f

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f8f7f8 f2f0f1 ebe8eb e4e1e4 ddd9dd d7d2d6 d0cacf c9c2c8 c2bbc2 bcb3bb b5acb4 aea4ad a0969f 918990 837b82 746d73 656065 575257 494448 3a373a 2c292b 1d1b1d 0f0e0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f7f8 f2f0f1 ebe8eb e4e1e4 ddd9dd d7d2d6 d0cacf c9c2c8 c2bbc2 bcb3bb b5acb4

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

a0969f 918990 837b82 746d73 656065 575257 494448 3a373a 2c292b 1d1b1d 0f0e0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

aaa1a9 a69ea6 a39ba2 9f989e 9b959a 979297 938f93 8f8c8f 8c898b 888688 848384

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#AEA4ADStop 1 #A3AEA4Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#A9A3AEStop 1 #AEA4ADStop 2 #AEA3A7Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#AEA4ADStop 1 #ACAEA3Stop 2 #A3ACAEStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#AEA4ADStop 1 #A7AEA3Stop 2 #A3AEA9Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363035Stop 1 #5F545EStop 2 #877886Stop 3 #ABA0AAStop 4 #CFC9CEStop 5

Using this color

Where #aea4ad works

#AEA4AD (#aea4ad) sits in the grey family at about 306° hue, 6% saturation, and 66% lightness. Contrast is 2.41:1 on white and 8.71:1 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 #aea4ad as small body text on white — 2.41:1 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 stone 400#A8A29E Material You Neutral#938F99 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Web Safe #999999#999999 System Gray#8E8E93 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Silver#C0C0C0

Where #aea4ad works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #aea4ad as small body text on white — 2.41:1 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.