Elephant in the Room

CSS

:root {
  --elephant-in-the-room: #a8a9a8;
  --elephant-in-the-room-rgb: 168 169 168;
  --elephant-in-the-room-oklch: oklch(0.734 0.002 145.6);
}

.element {
  color: var(--elephant-in-the-room);
  background-color: hsl(120 1% 66%);
  border-color: oklch(0.734 0.002 145.6);
}

Tailwind CSS v4

@theme {
  --color-elephant-in-the-room: #a8a9a8;
  --color-elephant-in-the-room-50: #f5f5f5;
  --color-elephant-in-the-room-100: #e7e8e7;
  --color-elephant-in-the-room-200: #d4d4d4;
  --color-elephant-in-the-room-300: #b7b7b7;
  --color-elephant-in-the-room-400: #9e9f9e;
  --color-elephant-in-the-room-500: #858685;
  --color-elephant-in-the-room-600: #717271;
  --color-elephant-in-the-room-700: #5a5b5a;
  --color-elephant-in-the-room-800: #424242;
  --color-elephant-in-the-room-900: #2d2e2d;
  --color-elephant-in-the-room-950: #1a1b1a;
}

SCSS

$elephant-in-the-room: #a8a9a8;
$elephant-in-the-room-rgb: 168, 169, 168;
$elephant-in-the-room-light: mix(#fff, $elephant-in-the-room, 20%);
$elephant-in-the-room-dark: mix(#000, $elephant-in-the-room, 20%);

.element {
  color: $elephant-in-the-room;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba($elephant-in-the-room, 0.35);
}