Palettes / Colors / #AA9B97

#AA9B97 — Silver Grey

#AA9B97 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#AA9B97 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 #97A6AA; it also sits naturally between #AA979D and #AAA597. 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 67% · Green 61% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 11% · Key 33%

Previews

CSS code for #AA9B97

.text { color: #AA9B97; }
.background { background-color: #AA9B97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA9B97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 155, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 10%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA9B97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 155, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA9B97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 155, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA9B97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA9B97">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA9B97

Tints of #AA9B97

Tones of #AA9B97

Color harmonies

Complementary — #97A6AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA9B97: #000000.

How #AA9B97 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 #AA9B97 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AA9B96  ·  #AA9B98 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA9B97?

#AA9B97 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 170, 155, 151). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA9B97?

#AA9B97 is RGB 170, 155, 151 — HSL 13°, 10%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 11%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA9B97?

Its complement is #97A6AA; analogous partners are #AA979D and #AAA597. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA9B97 for text?

Black text on #AA9B97 has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.