#A8A9AA Dark Gray
rgb(168, 169, 170)
Color conversions
- HEX
- #A8A9AA
- RGB
- rgb(168, 169, 170)
- RGBA
- rgba(168, 169, 170, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(210, 1%, 66%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(210, 1%, 67%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 33%)
Wide-gamut spaces
- XYZ
- xyz(37.591, 39.603, 43.686)
- LAB
- lab(69.19 -0.16 -0.64)
- LCH
- lch(69.19 0.66 255.55)
- OKLAB
- oklab(73.43% -0.0007 -0.0017)
- OKLCH
- oklch(73.43% 0.0018 247.85)
- 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
#a8a9aa1a
#a8a9aa33
#a8a9aa4d
#a8a9aa66
#a8a9aa80
#a8a9aa99
#a8a9aab3
#a8a9aacc
#a8a9aae6
#a8a9aaff
Accessibility and contrast
On white
2.35:1
Body text Fail · Large text Fail
On black
8.92:1
Body text AAA · Large text AA
White-on-color contrast is 2.35:1.
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: #a8a9aa;
--color-dark-gray-rgb: 168 169 170;
--color-dark-gray-hsl: 210 1% 66%;
--color-dark-gray-oklch: 73.43% 0.0018 247.85;
}
.element {
color: #a8a9aa;
background-color: hsl(210, 1%, 66%);
border: 1px solid rgb(168 169 170 / 40%);
}SCSS
$dark-gray: #a8a9aa;
$dark-gray-light: #d4d4d5;
$dark-gray-dark: #545555;
.element {
color: $dark-gray;
background: rgba($dark-gray, 0.12);
&:hover {
color: darken($dark-gray, 8%);
}
}LESS
@dark-gray: #a8a9aa;
@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: #eeeeee;
--color-dark-gray-100: #e5e5e6;
--color-dark-gray-200: #dcdddd;
--color-dark-gray-300: #cbcbcc;
--color-dark-gray-400: #b9babb;
--color-dark-gray-500: #a8a9aa;
--color-dark-gray-600: #979899;
--color-dark-gray-700: #767677;
--color-dark-gray-800: #545555;
--color-dark-gray-900: #323333;
}
/* Usage */
<div class="bg-dark-gray-500 text-dark-gray-50 ring-dark-gray-600" />
/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#a8a9aa]" />Bootstrap
// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$dark-gray: #a8a9aa;
$primary: $dark-gray;
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
"dark-gray": $dark-gray
));
// Generates .text-dark-gray, .bg-dark-gray, .btn-dark-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const Color darkGray = Color(0xFFA8A9AA);
// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor darkGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFA8A9AA, <int, Color>{
50: Color(0xFFEEEEEE),
100: Color(0xFFE5E5E6),
200: Color(0xFFDCDDDD),
300: Color(0xFFCBCBCC),
400: Color(0xFFB9BABB),
500: Color(0xFFA8A9AA),
600: Color(0xFF979899),
700: Color(0xFF767677),
800: Color(0xFF545555),
900: Color(0xFF323333),
});Swift / SwiftUI
import SwiftUI
extension Color {
/// #a8a9aa — Dark Gray
static let darkGray = Color(
red: 0.6588,
green: 0.6627,
blue: 0.6667
)
}
// UIKit
extension UIColor {
static let darkGray = UIColor(
red: 0.6588,
green: 0.6627,
blue: 0.6667,
alpha: 1.0
)
}Android
<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
<color name="dark_gray">#A8A9AA</color>
<color name="dark_gray_translucent">#80A8A9AA</color>
</resources>
<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val DarkGray = Color(0xFFA8A9AA)JavaScript
export const DARK_GRAY = {
hex: "#a8a9aa",
rgb: [168, 169, 170],
hsl: [210, 1, 66],
oklch: "oklch(73.43% 0.0018 247.85)",
};JSON tokens
{
"$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
"dark-gray": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#a8a9aa",
"$description": "Dark Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
}
}