Palettes / Colors / #A29EA0

#A29EA0 — Silver Grey

#A29EA0 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#A29EA0 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 #9FA3A1; it also sits naturally between #A39FA3 and #A39F9F. 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 64% · Green 62% · Blue 63%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #A29EA0

.text { color: #A29EA0; }
.background { background-color: #A29EA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A29EA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 158, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 2%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A29EA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 158, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A29EA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 158, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A29EA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A29EA0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FA3A1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A29EA0: #000000.

How #A29EA0 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 #A29EA0 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

← #A29E9F  ·  #A29EA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A29EA0?

#A29EA0 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 162, 158, 160). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A29EA0?

#A29EA0 is RGB 162, 158, 160 — HSL 330°, 2%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 1%, 36%.

What colors go with #A29EA0?

Its complement is #9FA3A1; analogous partners are #A39FA3 and #A39F9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A29EA0 for text?

Black text on #A29EA0 has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.65:1.