#A8A29E — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS stone-400 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#A8A29E is a light, nearly neutral gray. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class stone-400 (e.g. bg-stone-400, text-stone-400). Its nearest CSS named color is darkgray (#a9a9a9). For readable text on a #A8A29E background, black text gives the strongest contrast (8.33:1). #A8A29E sits in the middle of the lightness range, so it can serve as a primary brand or accent color — use its tints for backgrounds and its shades for text and pressed states.

Color Values

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#A8A29E in Tailwind CSS (stone-400)

#A8A29E ships with Tailwind CSS as stone-400 — use it as bg-stone-400, text-stone-400, or border-stone-400. It sits at step 400 of the stone ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #A8A29E (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #b1aba8 Copy
• 20% tint #b9b5b1 Copy
• 30% tint #c2bebb Copy
• 40% tint #cbc7c5 Copy
• 50% tint #d4d1cf Copy
• 60% tint #dcdad8 Copy
• 70% tint #e5e3e2 Copy
• 80% tint #eeecec Copy
• 90% tint #f6f6f5 Copy

Shades of #A8A29E (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #97928e Copy
• 20% shade #86827e Copy
• 30% shade #76716f Copy
• 40% shade #65615f Copy
• 50% shade #54514f Copy
• 60% shade #43413f Copy
• 70% shade #32312f Copy
• 80% shade #222020 Copy
• 90% shade #111010 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #A8A29E background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #A8A29E from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More gray colors in the library: #A3A3A3 (neutral-400), #A1A1AA (zinc-400), #71717A (zinc-500), #737373 (neutral-500), #D4D4D4 (neutral-300), #D4D4D8 (zinc-300).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #A8A29E?

  #A8A29E is a light, nearly neutral gray — rgb(168, 162, 158). Its nearest CSS named color is darkgray. In Tailwind CSS it is stone-400.

• How do I make tints and shades of #A8A29E?

  Mix #A8A29E with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #A8A29E is #b9b5b1 and a 20% shade is #86827e — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #A8A29E in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #A8A29E?

  Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #A8A29E background at 8.33:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #A8A29E?

  stone-400 — use it as bg-stone-400, text-stone-400, or border-stone-400. The full stone 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.