Palettes / Colors / #AAA897

#AAA897 — Silver Grey

#AAA897 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#AAA897 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 #9799AA; it also sits naturally between #AA9F97 and #A3AA97. 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 66% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 11% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA897

.text { color: #AAA897; }
.background { background-color: #AAA897; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA897; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 168, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 10%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA897; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 168, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA897; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 168, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA897">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA897">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAA897

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Tones of #AAA897

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9799AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA897: #000000.

How #AAA897 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 #AAA897 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA897?

#AAA897 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 170, 168, 151). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA897?

#AAA897 is RGB 170, 168, 151 — HSL 54°, 10%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 11%, 33%.

What colors go with #AAA897?

Its complement is #9799AA; analogous partners are #AA9F97 and #A3AA97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA897 for text?

Black text on #AAA897 has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.