Palettes / Colors / #AAA8BD

#AAA8BD — Light Dusty Blue

#AAA8BD is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #AAA8BD 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.

#AAA8BD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm 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 #BBBDA8; it also sits naturally between #A8B0BD and #B5A8BD. 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 74%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA8BD

.text { color: #AAA8BD; }
.background { background-color: #AAA8BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA8BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 168, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 14%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA8BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 168, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA8BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 168, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA8BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA8BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBBDA8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA8BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA8BD

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 #AAA8BD 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 #AAA8BD 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 #AAA8BD?

#AAA8BD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 168, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA8BD?

#AAA8BD is RGB 170, 168, 189 — HSL 246°, 14%, 70% — CMYK 10%, 11%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #AAA8BD?

Its complement is #BBBDA8; analogous partners are #A8B0BD and #B5A8BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA8BD for text?

Black text on #AAA8BD has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.