#AAAEB8
Closest named color: French Gray (#ADB5BD). oklch(75.1% 0.015 268.5), rgb(170, 174, 184).
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Black text reads best on this color (9.45:1).
About this color
#AAAEB8 is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is French Gray (#ADB5BD), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.45:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (75%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | French Gray (#ADB5BD) |
| Black text | 9.45:1 |
| White text | 2.22:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AAAEB8 |
| RGB | rgb(170, 174, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 9%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.1% 0.015 268.5) |
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 #AAAEB8 | 2.22:1 | Fails | Lc -48.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #AAAEB8 | 9.45:1 | AAA | Lc 60.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AAAEB8 text on white | 2.22:1 | Fails | Lc 43.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AAAEB8 text on black | 9.45:1 | AAA | Lc -58.4 | 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
#F5F5F6
oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAEC
oklch(93.7% 0.003 264.5)
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Step 200
200
#D7D9DD
oklch(88.5% 0.006 264.5)
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Step 300
300
#BEC0C7
oklch(80.8% 0.01 273.3)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#AAAEB8
oklch(75.1% 0.015 268.5)
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Step 500
500
#848995
oklch(63% 0.019 267.7)
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Step 600
600
#6E7380
oklch(55.6% 0.021 268.9)
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Step 700
700
#5C616C
oklch(49.2% 0.019 266.1)
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Step 800
800
#4B4F58
oklch(42.7% 0.016 266.5)
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Step 900
900
#3F4148
oklch(37.6% 0.012 273.1)
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Step 950
950
#25262A
oklch(26.9% 0.008 274.7)
#AAAEB8 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) | #ABAFB9 | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #AAADB8 | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A7B0B1 | 0.014 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #AEAEAE | 0.015 |
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 #AAAEB8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.019
- Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ΔE 0.022
- Cool Steel #97A7B3 ΔE 0.034
- Pinkish Grey #C8ACA9 ΔE 0.045
- Pewter #96A8A1 ΔE 0.046
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.046
- Cool Grey #95A3A6 ΔE 0.048
- Cement #A5A391 ΔE 0.056
Use #AAAEB8 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.