Gray
#A3ADAB
#A3ADAB is a gray with almost no color, at step 400 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 8.2:1. On white it reaches only 2.3:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#A3ADAB shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #A3ADAB kept exactly at step 400. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 F1F9F7
- 100 E5EDEC
- 200 D3DBD9
- 300 B8C2C0
- 400 A3ADAB
- 500 808A88
- 600 666F6E
- 700 4F5756
- 800 3A4240
- 900 272D2C
- 950 151919
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-gray-50: #f1f9f7; --color-gray-100: #e5edec; --color-gray-200: #d3dbd9; --color-gray-300: #b8c2c0; --color-gray-400: #a3adab; --color-gray-500: #808a88; --color-gray-600: #666f6e; --color-gray-700: #4f5756; --color-gray-800: #3a4240; --color-gray-900: #272d2c; --color-gray-950: #151919;}Is #A3ADAB readable?
Contrast for text on #A3ADAB and for #A3ADAB used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 2.3APCA Lc 50 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 8.2APCA Lc 58 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #6F7877 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 2.3APCA Lc 45 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 8.2APCA Lc 56 · Large text and headings
Color palettes with #A3ADAB
Six palettes built around #A3ADAB, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#A3ADAB · #289EAC · #00CE77 · #CEEAFF · #202727
- Complementary#A3ADAB · #C0657A · #FF6288 · #75F5E7 · #152825
- Split complementary#A3ADAB · #CA73B5 · #E7705F · #77F7E0 · #1D2B28
- Triadic#A3ADAB · #A690DB · #FF9C35 · #9BE6D2 · #142A26
- Tetradic#A3ADAB · #7E8FE6 · #FF799F · #F2DAA8 · #253332
- Monochromatic#A3ADAB · #00B8A9 · #00BFA9 · #98F3DD · #2B3432
#A3ADAB as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #A3ADAB looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #F1F9F7
- Brand 100, #E5EDEC
- Brand 200, #D3DBD9
- Brand 300, #B8C2C0
- Brand 400, #A3ADAB
- Brand 500, #808A88
- Brand 600, #666F6E
- Brand 700, #4F5756
- Brand 800, #3A4240
- Brand 900, #272D2C
- Brand 950, #151919
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #F9FAFA
- Neutral 100, #F3F4F4
- Neutral 200, #E3E6E5
- Neutral 300, #D2D5D4
- Neutral 400, #9DA2A1
- Neutral 500, #6F7574
- Neutral 600, #505554
- Neutral 700, #3D4140
- Neutral 800, #252928
- Neutral 900, #151918
- Neutral 950, #080B0A
Success
- Success 50, #E5FFE9
- Success 100, #BEFECA
- Success 200, #A7EDB5
- Success 300, #87D597
- Success 400, #65B979
- Success 500, #4EA565
- Success 600, #278143
- Success 700, #06672E
- Success 800, #004E20
- Success 900, #003614
- Success 950, #001F09
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5E9
- Warning 100, #FFE7CA
- Warning 200, #FFD096
- Warning 300, #E4A44D
- Warning 400, #D29541
- Warning 500, #B67917
- Warning 600, #956000
- Warning 700, #764B00
- Warning 800, #593800
- Warning 900, #3E2500
- Warning 950, #251400
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F2
- Danger 100, #FFE4E0
- Danger 200, #FFCBC4
- Danger 300, #FFA398
- Danger 400, #F7766B
- Danger 500, #D4534A
- Danger 600, #B93B35
- Danger 700, #9A211F
- Danger 800, #7B070C
- Danger 900, #580004
- Danger 950, #360002
Info
- Info 50, #F0F8FF
- Info 100, #DBEEFF
- Info 200, #B9DEFF
- Info 300, #84C7FF
- Info 400, #5FAAE7
- Info 500, #3E8CC9
- Info 600, #2173AD
- Info 700, #00598F
- Info 800, #00436D
- Info 900, #002E4D
- Info 950, #001A2F
- Primary buttons use Brand 400 with neutral 950 text, at 8.6:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 400: it already reads on the dark background at 8.6:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #A3ADAB
Lighter and darker versions of #A3ADAB.