#A8A29E color
The swatch above shows #A8A29E with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#A8A29E is a light, desaturated grey, closest to the CSS named color darkgray (#A9A9A9).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: stone-400. That means you can write bg-stone-400 or text-stone-400 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #A8A29E |
| RGB | rgb(168, 162, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 5%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 34%) |
| Decimal | 11051678 |
| CSS | color: #A8A29E; |
| Android | 0xFFA8A29E |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.635, blue: 0.620, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #A8A29E | 2.52:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #A8A29E | 8.33:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #A8A29E
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #A8A29E and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #A8A29E
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #A8A29E in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #A8A29E; background-color: #A8A29E; }
.element { color: rgb(168 162 158); }
.element { color: hsl(24 5% 64%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-stone-400 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #A8A29E;Frequently asked questions
What color is #A8A29E?
#A8A29E is a light, desaturated grey. Its hue sits at 24° on the color wheel, with 5% saturation and 64% lightness.
What is #A8A29E in RGB?
#A8A29E converts to rgb(168, 162, 158) — 168 red, 162 green and 158 blue.
What is #A8A29E in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 34%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #A8A29E be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (8.33:1 versus 2.52:1).
What is the complementary color of #A8A29E?
#9FA4A8 — the hue directly opposite #A8A29E on the color wheel.