#AAA89E
Closest named color: Dark Gray (#A9A9A9). oklch(73% 0.014 97.5), rgb(170, 168, 158).
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Black text reads best on this color (8.80:1).
About this color
#AAA89E is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 73%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Dark Gray (#A9A9A9), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.80:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (73%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Dark Gray (#A9A9A9) |
| Black text | 8.80:1 |
| White text | 2.38:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AAA89E |
| RGB | rgb(170, 168, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 7%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73% 0.014 97.5) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #AAA89E | 2.38:1 | Fails | Lc -52.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #AAA89E | 8.80:1 | AAA | Lc 57.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #AAA89E text on white | 2.38:1 | Fails | Lc 47.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #AAA89E text on black | 8.80:1 | AAA | Lc -55.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.
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Step 50
50
#F5F5F4
oklch(97% 0.001 106.4)
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Step 100
100
#EAEAE8
oklch(93.6% 0.003 106.5)
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Step 200
200
#DAD9D5
oklch(88.5% 0.006 95.1)
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Step 300
300
#C2C1BA
oklch(81% 0.01 100)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#AAA89E
oklch(73% 0.014 97.5)
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Step 500
500
#8C8A7D
oklch(63.1% 0.019 99.8)
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Step 600
600
#767467
oklch(55.7% 0.02 99.8)
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Step 700
700
#636155
oklch(49.1% 0.019 99.3)
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Step 800
800
#514F46
oklch(42.7% 0.015 96.7)
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Step 900
900
#43423B
oklch(37.8% 0.012 100.3)
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Step 950
950
#272622
oklch(26.8% 0.007 95.3)
#AAA89E with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #AAA79D | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #ABA89E | 0.001 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #ACA6A5 | 0.013 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #A8A8A8 | 0.014 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #AAA89E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ΔE 0.015
- Cement #A5A391 ΔE 0.021
- Bland #AFA88B ΔE 0.027
- Pewter #96A8A1 ΔE 0.027
- Stone #ADA587 ΔE 0.030
- Cool Grey #95A3A6 ΔE 0.036
- Mushroom #BA9E88 ΔE 0.037
- Cool Steel #97A7B3 ΔE 0.039
Use #AAA89E in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.