Palettes / Colors / #AAA79A

#AAA79A — Silver Grey

#AAA79A 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 #AAA79A 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.

#AAA79A 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 #9B9EAB; it also sits naturally between #ABA09B and #A6AB9B. 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 65% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 9% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA79A

.text { color: #AAA79A; }
.background { background-color: #AAA79A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA79A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 167, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 9%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA79A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 167, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA79A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 167, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA79A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA79A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9B9EAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA79A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA79A

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 #AAA79A 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 #AAA79A 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

← #AAA799  ·  #AAA79B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA79A?

#AAA79A is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 170, 167, 154). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA79A?

#AAA79A is RGB 170, 167, 154 — HSL 49°, 9%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 9%, 33%.

What colors go with #AAA79A?

Its complement is #9B9EAB; analogous partners are #ABA09B and #A6AB9B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA79A for text?

Black text on #AAA79A has a contrast ratio of 8.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.