Palettes / Colors / #A09EA2

#A09EA2 — Silver Grey

#A09EA2 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #A09EA2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A09EA2 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A1A39F; it also sits naturally between #9F9FA3 and #A39FA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A09EA2

.text { color: #A09EA2; }
.background { background-color: #A09EA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A09EA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 158, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 2%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A09EA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 158, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A09EA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 158, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A09EA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A09EA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1A39F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A09EA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A09EA2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A09EA2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A09EA2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A09EA1  ·  #A09EA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A09EA2?

#A09EA2 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 160, 158, 162). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A09EA2?

#A09EA2 is RGB 160, 158, 162 — HSL 270°, 2%, 63% — CMYK 1%, 2%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #A09EA2?

Its complement is #A1A39F; analogous partners are #9F9FA3 and #A39FA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A09EA2 for text?

Black text on #A09EA2 has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.66:1.