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#A89FA2 — Silver Grey

#A89FA2 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 #A89FA2 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.

#A89FA2 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 #9FA8A5; it also sits naturally between #A89FA6 and #A8A09F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A89FA2 · RGB 168, 159, 162

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Color values

HEX#A89FA2
RGB168, 159, 162
HSL340°, 5%, 64%
HSV340°, 5%, 66%
CMYK0%, 5%, 4%, 34%
XYZ35.07, 35.73, 39.23
Yxy35.73, 0.3187, 0.3247
CIE-Lab66.31, 3.82, -0.40
Hunter Lab59.77, 3.36, -0.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 66% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 4% · Key 34%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A89FA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A89FA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A89FA2

.text { color: #A89FA2; }
.background { background-color: #A89FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A89FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 159, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 5%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A89FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 159, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A89FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 159, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A89FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A89FA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A89FA2

#998F92#8B7E83#7B6F73#6B6164#5B5255#4B4446#3B3537#2B2728#1B1819#0B0A0A

Tints of #A89FA2

#AFA7A9#B6AFB1#C0B9BC#C7C1C3#CFC9CB#D6D1D3#DDDADB#E7E4E5#EEECED#F5F4F5

Tones of #A89FA2

#A7A0A2#A7A0A2#A6A0A2#A5A1A3#A4A2A3#A4A2A3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FA8A5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.58:1 Fails
Against black text8.15:1 AAA

Best text color on #A89FA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A89FA2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A89FA2: ·

How #A89FA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A4A4A1Deuteranopia · #A5A5A1Tritanopia · #A8A1A1

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap secondary · #6C757DTailwind zinc 500 · #71717A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A89FA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 838383
#838383 · #AD9D9D · #D9ADAD · #FCCBCB
Palette Ffc6ac
#FFC6AC · #FFF6DC · #C4C1A4 · #9E9FA5
Palette 79b4b7
#79B4B7 · #FEFBF3 · #F8F0DF · #9D9D9D
Palette A9a9a9
#A9A9A9 · #FECDA6 · #FF9130 · #FF5B22
Palette F5efe3
#F5EFE3 · #E6E7E5 · #F7D3BA · #A6AA9C
Palette 607274
#607274 · #FAEED1 · #DED0B6 · #B2A59B

Similar colors

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

#AD9D9D#9E9FA5#9D9D9D#A9A9A9#A6AA9C#B2A59B#AAAAAA#B4A5A5#B3A398#A8A492#B0A695#AAA492

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A89FA1  ·  #A89FA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A89FA2?

#A89FA2 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 168, 159, 162). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A89FA2?

#A89FA2 is RGB 168, 159, 162 — HSL 340°, 5%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 4%, 34%.

What colors go with #A89FA2?

Its complement is #9FA8A5; analogous partners are #A89FA6 and #A8A09F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A89FA2 for text?

Black text on #A89FA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.58:1.