#A8A596 Dark Gray
rgb(168, 165, 150)
Color conversions
- HEX
- #A8A596
- RGB
- rgb(168, 165, 150)
- RGBA
- rgba(168, 165, 150, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(50, 9%, 62%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(50, 11%, 66%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 34%)
Wide-gamut spaces
- XYZ
- xyz(35.108, 37.437, 34.225)
- LAB
- lab(67.6 -1.61 8.16)
- LCH
- lch(67.6 8.32 101.17)
- OKLAB
- oklab(72.02% -0.0029 0.0213)
- OKLCH
- oklch(72.02% 0.0215 97.64)
- Nearest name
- Dark Gray
Shades, tints and tones
Color harmonies
The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.
Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.
Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.
The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.
Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.
Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.
Similar colors
Opacity variations
#a8a5961a
#a8a59633
#a8a5964d
#a8a59666
#a8a59680
#a8a59699
#a8a596b3
#a8a596cc
#a8a596e6
#a8a596ff
Accessibility and contrast
On white
2.47:1
Body text Fail · Large text Fail
On black
8.49:1
Body text AAA · Large text AA
White-on-color contrast is 2.47:1.
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: #a8a596;
--color-dark-gray-rgb: 168 165 150;
--color-dark-gray-hsl: 50 9% 62%;
--color-dark-gray-oklch: 72.02% 0.0215 97.64;
}
.element {
color: #a8a596;
background-color: hsl(50, 9%, 62%);
border: 1px solid rgb(168 165 150 / 40%);
}SCSS
$dark-gray: #a8a596;
$dark-gray-light: #d4d2cb;
$dark-gray-dark: #54534b;
.element {
color: $dark-gray;
background: rgba($dark-gray, 0.12);
&:hover {
color: darken($dark-gray, 8%);
}
}LESS
@dark-gray: #a8a596;
@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: #eeedea;
--color-dark-gray-100: #e5e4e0;
--color-dark-gray-200: #dcdbd5;
--color-dark-gray-300: #cbc9c0;
--color-dark-gray-400: #b9b7ab;
--color-dark-gray-500: #a8a596;
--color-dark-gray-600: #979587;
--color-dark-gray-700: #767369;
--color-dark-gray-800: #54534b;
--color-dark-gray-900: #32322d;
}
/* Usage */
<div class="bg-dark-gray-500 text-dark-gray-50 ring-dark-gray-600" />
/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#a8a596]" />Bootstrap
// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$dark-gray: #a8a596;
$primary: $dark-gray;
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
"dark-gray": $dark-gray
));
// Generates .text-dark-gray, .bg-dark-gray, .btn-dark-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const Color darkGray = Color(0xFFA8A596);
// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor darkGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFA8A596, <int, Color>{
50: Color(0xFFEEEDEA),
100: Color(0xFFE5E4E0),
200: Color(0xFFDCDBD5),
300: Color(0xFFCBC9C0),
400: Color(0xFFB9B7AB),
500: Color(0xFFA8A596),
600: Color(0xFF979587),
700: Color(0xFF767369),
800: Color(0xFF54534B),
900: Color(0xFF32322D),
});Swift / SwiftUI
import SwiftUI
extension Color {
/// #a8a596 — Dark Gray
static let darkGray = Color(
red: 0.6588,
green: 0.6471,
blue: 0.5882
)
}
// UIKit
extension UIColor {
static let darkGray = UIColor(
red: 0.6588,
green: 0.6471,
blue: 0.5882,
alpha: 1.0
)
}Android
<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
<color name="dark_gray">#A8A596</color>
<color name="dark_gray_translucent">#80A8A596</color>
</resources>
<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val DarkGray = Color(0xFFA8A596)JavaScript
export const DARK_GRAY = {
hex: "#a8a596",
rgb: [168, 165, 150],
hsl: [50, 9, 62],
oklch: "oklch(72.02% 0.0215 97.64)",
};JSON tokens
{
"$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
"dark-gray": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#a8a596",
"$description": "Dark Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
}
}