#AAB2BA
Closest named color: French Gray (#ADB5BD). oklch(76% 0.015 248), rgb(170, 178, 186).
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Black text reads best on this color (9.78:1).
About this color
#AAB2BA is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is French Gray (#ADB5BD), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.78:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (76%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | French Gray (#ADB5BD) |
| Black text | 9.78:1 |
| White text | 2.14:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AAB2BA |
| RGB | rgb(170, 178, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 10%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76% 0.015 248) |
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 #AAB2BA | 2.14:1 | Fails | Lc -46.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #AAB2BA | 9.78:1 | AAA | Lc 61.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AAB2BA text on white | 2.14:1 | Fails | Lc 42.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AAB2BA text on black | 9.78:1 | AAA | Lc -60.1 | Content text, not long reading |
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 300.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5F7
oklch(97% 0.003 264.5)
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Step 100
100
#E8EAEC
oklch(93.6% 0.003 247.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5DADE
oklch(88.6% 0.008 241.7)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#AAB2BA
oklch(76% 0.015 248)
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Step 400
400
#96A2AF
oklch(70.7% 0.023 250.3)
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Step 500
500
#7C8B9B
oklch(63% 0.03 250)
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Step 600
600
#657586
oklch(55.5% 0.033 250)
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Step 700
700
#546371
oklch(49.2% 0.029 246.6)
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Step 800
800
#44505C
oklch(42.5% 0.025 248.4)
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Step 900
900
#3A434C
oklch(37.8% 0.019 248.3)
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Step 950
950
#22272C
oklch(27% 0.012 248.3)
#AAB2BA 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) | #AFB2BA | 0.007 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #ADB0BA | 0.006 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A6B4B4 | 0.013 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B1B1B1 | 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 #AAB2BA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.010
- Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ΔE 0.029
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.039
- Cool Steel #97A7B3 ΔE 0.041
- Pinkish Grey #C8ACA9 ΔE 0.046
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.050
- Pewter #96A8A1 ΔE 0.050
- Light Cornflower Blue #98C1D9 ΔE 0.051
Use #AAB2BA 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.