Palettes / Colors / #A3AEAD

#A3AEAD — Silver Grey

#A3AEAD is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#A3AEAD 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 #AEA3A4; it also sits naturally between #A3AEA7 and #A3A9AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 68% · Blue 68%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A3AEAD

.text { color: #A3AEAD; }
.background { background-color: #A3AEAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A3AEAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 174, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 6%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A3AEAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 174, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A3AEAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 174, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A3AEAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A3AEAD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A3AEAD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEA3A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A3AEAD: #000000.

How #A3AEAD looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A3AEAD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A3AEAC  ·  #A3AEAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A3AEAD?

#A3AEAD is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 163, 174, 173). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A3AEAD?

#A3AEAD is RGB 163, 174, 173 — HSL 175°, 6%, 66% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 1%, 32%.

What colors go with #A3AEAD?

Its complement is #AEA3A4; analogous partners are #A3AEA7 and #A3A9AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A3AEAD for text?

Black text on #A3AEAD has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.