#A09EAC Dark Gray

rgb(160, 158, 172)

Color conversions

HEX
#A09EAC
RGB
rgb(160, 158, 172)
RGBA
rgba(160, 158, 172, 1)
HSL
hsl(249, 8%, 65%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(249, 8%, 67%)
CMYK
cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 33%)

Wide-gamut spaces

XYZ
xyz(34.169, 34.906, 43.959)
LAB
lab(65.68 3.47 -7)
LCH
lch(65.68 7.81 296.41)
OKLAB
oklab(70.54% 0.0077 -0.0187)
OKLCH
oklch(70.54% 0.0203 292.44)
Nearest name
Dark Gray

Shades, tints and tones

Shades

#91909C#83818D#74737D#66656D#57565E#49484E#3A393F#2C2B2F#1D1D1F#0F0E10

Tints

#A9A7B4#B1B0BB#BAB8C3#C3C1CA#CBCAD2#D4D3D9#DCDCE1#E5E5E8#EEEDF0#F6F6F7

Tones

#9D9BA8#9A99A4#9796A0#94939C#919098#8F8E94#8C8B90#89888C#868588#838384

Color harmonies

Complementary

#A09EAC#AAAC9E

The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.

Analogous

#9EAAAC#9EA3AC#A09EAC#A79EAC#AC9EAA

Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.

Triadic

#A09EAC#ACA09E#9EACA0

Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.

Split Complementary

#A09EAC#ACA79E#A3AC9E

The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.

Square (Tetradic)

#A09EAC#AC9EA3#AAAC9E#9EACA7

Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.

Rectangle (Tetradic)

#A09EAC#AC9EAA#AAAC9E#9EACA0

Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.

Monochromatic

#F6F6F7#CBCAD2#A09EAC#757386#4F4D5A

A single hue across five lightness levels. The foundation of most UI scales and the most accessible starting point.

Similar colors

Closest matches

#818181#7D7D86#7A788B#797290#786D95#939393#908F97#8D8B9C#8C86A0#8C82A4#B7B7B7#B5B4BA

Opacity variations

#a09eac1a

#a09eac33

#a09eac4d

#a09eac66

#a09eac80

#a09eac99

#a09eacb3

#a09eaccc

#a09eace6

#a09eacff

Accessibility and contrast

On white

2.63:1

Body text Fail · Large text Fail

On black

7.98:1

Body text AAA · Large text AA

White-on-color contrast is 2.63:1.

Color blindness preview

Protanopia

No red cones — ~1% of men

Protanomaly

Reduced red sensitivity — ~1% of men

Deuteranopia

No green cones — ~1% of men

Deuteranomaly

Reduced green sensitivity — ~5% of men

Tritanopia

No blue cones — very rare

Tritanomaly

Reduced blue sensitivity — very rare

Achromatopsia

No color perception — ~1 in 30,000

Achromatomaly

Partial color perception — rare

Meaning, psychology and brand usage

The structural colour every interface actually runs on

Neutral grays carry no emotional charge, which is precisely their value: they let content and brand colour do the signalling. Their temperature matters more than designers expect — a cool gray beside a warm brand colour reads as a mistake.

Neutrality, professionalism, and precision. Overuse reads as noncommittal or unfinished.

Payne's gray, mixed rather than mined, became the painter's shortcut for atmospheric shadow. Swiss modernism turned systematic gray scales into a design methodology.

Build a full gray ramp before choosing a brand colour. Match the gray's temperature to the brand hue and reserve the darkest steps for type rather than large fills.

Common industries: Enterprise, Architecture, Automotive, Consulting, Hardware. Pairs well with a single saturated accent, warm white for text surfaces, near-black for hierarchy.

Code exports

CSS

:root {
  --color-dark-gray: #a09eac;
  --color-dark-gray-rgb: 160 158 172;
  --color-dark-gray-hsl: 249 8% 65%;
  --color-dark-gray-oklch: 70.54% 0.0203 292.44;
}

.element {
  color: #a09eac;
  background-color: hsl(249, 8%, 65%);
  border: 1px solid rgb(160 158 172 / 40%);
}

SCSS

$dark-gray: #a09eac;
$dark-gray-light: #d0cfd6;
$dark-gray-dark: #504f56;

.element {
  color: $dark-gray;
  background: rgba($dark-gray, 0.12);

  &:hover {
    color: darken($dark-gray, 8%);
  }
}

LESS

@dark-gray: #a09eac;
@dark-gray-light: lighten(@dark-gray, 12%);
@dark-gray-dark: darken(@dark-gray, 12%);

.element {
  color: @dark-gray;
  background: fade(@dark-gray, 12%);
}

Tailwind CSS

/* Tailwind v4 — src/styles.css */
@theme {
  --color-dark-gray-50: #ececee;
  --color-dark-gray-100: #e3e2e6;
  --color-dark-gray-200: #d9d8de;
  --color-dark-gray-300: #c6c5cd;
  --color-dark-gray-400: #b3b1bd;
  --color-dark-gray-500: #a09eac;
  --color-dark-gray-600: #908e9b;
  --color-dark-gray-700: #706f78;
  --color-dark-gray-800: #504f56;
  --color-dark-gray-900: #302f34;
}

/* Usage */
<div class="bg-dark-gray-500 text-dark-gray-50 ring-dark-gray-600" />

/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#a09eac]" />

Bootstrap

// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$dark-gray: #a09eac;
$primary: $dark-gray;

$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
  "dark-gray": $dark-gray
));

// Generates .text-dark-gray, .bg-dark-gray, .btn-dark-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";

Flutter

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

const Color darkGray = Color(0xFFA09EAC);

// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor darkGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFA09EAC, <int, Color>{
  50: Color(0xFFECECEE),
  100: Color(0xFFE3E2E6),
  200: Color(0xFFD9D8DE),
  300: Color(0xFFC6C5CD),
  400: Color(0xFFB3B1BD),
  500: Color(0xFFA09EAC),
  600: Color(0xFF908E9B),
  700: Color(0xFF706F78),
  800: Color(0xFF504F56),
  900: Color(0xFF302F34),
});

Swift / SwiftUI

import SwiftUI

extension Color {
    /// #a09eac — Dark Gray
    static let darkGray = Color(
        red: 0.6275,
        green: 0.6196,
        blue: 0.6745
    )
}

// UIKit
extension UIColor {
    static let darkGray = UIColor(
        red: 0.6275,
        green: 0.6196,
        blue: 0.6745,
        alpha: 1.0
    )
}

Android

<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
    <color name="dark_gray">#A09EAC</color>
    <color name="dark_gray_translucent">#80A09EAC</color>
</resources>

<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val DarkGray = Color(0xFFA09EAC)

JavaScript

export const DARK_GRAY = {
  hex: "#a09eac",
  rgb: [160, 158, 172],
  hsl: [249, 8, 65],
  oklch: "oklch(70.54% 0.0203 292.44)",
};

JSON tokens

{
  "$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
  "dark-gray": {
    "$type": "color",
    "$value": "#a09eac",
    "$description": "Dark Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
  }
}