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#a09ca8 color: Adhesion

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260°
100%

OKLCH

70%
0.018
301°
  • ≈ Dark gray
  • Gray
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • zinc-400
  • Black 34%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.69:1 · Below AALc -57
Black text7.82:1 · AALc 52

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About #a09ca8

#a09ca8 is a gray color. In OKLCH it has 70% lightness, 0.018 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.69:1 contrast and black text 7.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Adhesion (#9e9cab). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is zinc-400.

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Lighter: #a09ca8 mixed with white

  1. a09ca8
  2. a9a5b0
  3. b2afb9
  4. bcb9c1
  5. c5c3ca
  6. ceccd3
  7. d8d6db
  8. e2e0e4
  9. ebebed
  10. f5f5f6

Darker: #a09ca8 mixed with black

  1. a09ca8
  2. 8b8792
  3. 76737c
  4. 615f67
  5. 4e4c52
  6. 3b393f
  7. 29282c
  8. 19181a
  9. 09090a
  10. 010101

Calmer: #a09ca8 with less saturation

  1. a09ca8
  2. a09ca7
  3. a09ca6
  4. 9f9da5
  5. 9f9da4
  6. 9f9da3
  7. 9f9da2
  8. 9f9ea1
  9. 9f9ea0
  10. 9e9e9f