Colors

#A1A1AA

Zinc 400

Zinc 400 is #A1A1AA — a neutral used for type, borders, and surfaces. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#A1A1AA
RGB
rgb(161, 161, 170)
HSL
hsl(240,5%,65%)
HSV
hsv(240, 5%, 67%)
CMYK
cmyk(5,5,0,33)
OKLCH
oklch(71.2% 0.013 286.1)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#B4B4BB

20% white

#C7C7CC

40% white

#D9D9DD

60% white

#ECECEE

80% white

Shades

#818188

20% black

#616166

40% black

#404044

60% black

#202022

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Zinc 400. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#A1A1AA

#AAAAA1

#CACACE

#CECECA

#7C7C83

Analogous

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#A1A6AA

#A1A1AA

#A6A1AA

#AAA1AA

#A2AAAA

Triadic

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#A1A1AA

#AAA1A1

#A1AAA1

#CECACA

#889088

Split Complementary

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#A1A1AA

#AAA6A1

#A6AAA1

#D8D8DA

#83837C

Monochromatic

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#303036

#55555E

#797986

#A1A1AA

#C9C9CF

Tetradic

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#A1A1AA

#AAA1A6

#AAAAA1

#A1AAA6

#C6C2C4

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 2.56:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 8.19:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

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