Palettes / Colors / #AAA2AF

#AAA2AF — Silver Grey

#AAA2AF is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #AAA2AF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AAA2AF 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 #A7AFA1; it also sits naturally between #A3A1AF and #AFA1AE. 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 64% · Blue 69%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA2AF

.text { color: #AAA2AF; }
.background { background-color: #AAA2AF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA2AF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 162, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(277, 8%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA2AF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 162, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA2AF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 162, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA2AF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA2AF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAA2AF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7AFA1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA2AF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA2AF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AAA2AF 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 #AAA2AF 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

← #AAA2AE  ·  #AAA2B0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA2AF?

#AAA2AF is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 170, 162, 175). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA2AF?

#AAA2AF is RGB 170, 162, 175 — HSL 277°, 8%, 66% — CMYK 3%, 7%, 0%, 31%.

What colors go with #AAA2AF?

Its complement is #A7AFA1; analogous partners are #A3A1AF and #AFA1AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA2AF for text?

Black text on #AAA2AF has a contrast ratio of 8.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.47:1.