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Cool Gray Palette

Cool Gray Palette: #8C92AC, #ABA68C, #8CA1AB, #968CAB. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Cool Gray Palette assigns primary #8C92AC, secondary #ABA68C, surface #8CA1AB, background #968CAB, accent #000000. The set spans Blue, Yellow, Purple, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #ABA68C at 0.3782; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

Cool Gray Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#8C92ACCool Gray
Secondary#ABA68C#ABA68C
Surface#8CA1AB#8CA1AB
Background#968CAB#968CAB
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-cool-gray-primary: #8C92AC;
--palette-cool-gray-secondary: #ABA68C;
--palette-cool-gray-surface: #8CA1AB;
--palette-cool-gray-background: #968CAB;
--palette-cool-gray-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Cool Gray Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#8C92AC
Black 6.82:1 · White 3.08:1
Best #000000
Secondary#ABA68C
Black 8.56:1 · White 2.45:1
Best #000000
Surface#8CA1AB
Black 7.8:1 · White 2.69:1
Best #000000
Background#968CAB
Black 6.64:1 · White 3.16:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Cool Gray Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Cool Gray Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Cool Gray Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2911
Black text6.82:1AA Pass
White text3.08:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#8C92AC",
    "name": "Cool Gray"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#ABA68C",
    "name": "#ABA68C"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#8CA1AB",
    "name": "#8CA1AB"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#968CAB",
    "name": "#968CAB"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#8C92AC",
    "name": "Cool Gray",
    "blackContrast": 6.82,
    "whiteContrast": 3.08,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#ABA68C",
    "name": "#ABA68C",
    "blackContrast": 8.56,
    "whiteContrast": 2.45,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#8CA1AB",
    "name": "#8CA1AB",
    "blackContrast": 7.8,
    "whiteContrast": 2.69,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#968CAB",
    "name": "#968CAB",
    "blackContrast": 6.64,
    "whiteContrast": 3.16,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "cool gray palette",
  "generated palette",
  "blue palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "purple palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes",
  "natural branding",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-cool-gray-primary: #8C92AC;\n--palette-cool-gray-secondary: #ABA68C;\n--palette-cool-gray-surface: #8CA1AB;\n--palette-cool-gray-background: #968CAB;\n--palette-cool-gray-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "cool-gray",
  "name": "Cool Gray Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "cool-gray",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Cool Gray, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Cool Gray Palette combines primary #8C92AC, secondary #ABA68C, surface #8CA1AB, background #968CAB, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a blue palette, yellow palette, purple palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "cool gray palette",
    "generated palette",
    "blue palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "purple palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes",
    "natural branding",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#8C92AC",
      "slug": "cool-gray",
      "name": "Cool Gray",
      "rgb": [
        140,
        146,
        172
      ],
      "hsl": [
        229,
        16,
        61
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        19,
        15,
        0,
        33
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2911,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.82,
        "white": 3.08
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cool-gray/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#ABA68C",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#ABA68C",
      "rgb": [
        171,
        166,
        140
      ],
      "hsl": [
        50,
        16,
        61
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        3,
        18,
        33
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted",
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3782,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.56,
        "white": 2.45
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#8CA1AB",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#8CA1AB",
      "rgb": [
        140,
        161,
        171
      ],
      "hsl": [
        199,
        16,
        61
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        18,
        6,
        0,
        33
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3401,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 7.8,
        "white": 2.69
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#968CAB",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#968CAB",
      "rgb": [
        150,
        140,
        171
      ],
      "hsl": [
        259,
        16,
        61
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        12,
        18,
        0,
        33
      ],
      "family": "purple",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2818,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.64,
        "white": 3.16
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#8C92AC",
      "name": "Cool Gray"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#ABA68C",
      "name": "#ABA68C"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#8CA1AB",
      "name": "#8CA1AB"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#968CAB",
      "name": "#968CAB"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#8C92AC",
      "name": "Cool Gray",
      "blackContrast": 6.82,
      "whiteContrast": 3.08,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#ABA68C",
      "name": "#ABA68C",
      "blackContrast": 8.56,
      "whiteContrast": 2.45,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#8CA1AB",
      "name": "#8CA1AB",
      "blackContrast": 7.8,
      "whiteContrast": 2.69,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#968CAB",
      "name": "#968CAB",
      "blackContrast": 6.64,
      "whiteContrast": 3.16,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-cool-gray-primary: #8C92AC;\n--palette-cool-gray-secondary: #ABA68C;\n--palette-cool-gray-surface: #8CA1AB;\n--palette-cool-gray-background: #968CAB;\n--palette-cool-gray-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/cool-gray.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cool-gray.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/cool-gray/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/cool-gray.json"
}
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