Palettes / Colors / #AAA9AB

#AAA9AB — Silver Grey

#AAA9AB 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 #AAA9AB 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.

#AAA9AB 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 #ABACAA; it also sits naturally between #AAAAAC and #ACAAAC. 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 67%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA9AB

.text { color: #AAA9AB; }
.background { background-color: #AAA9AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA9AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 169, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 1%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA9AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 169, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA9AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 169, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA9AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA9AB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABACAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA9AB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA9AB

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 #AAA9AB 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 #AAA9AB 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 #AAA9AB?

#AAA9AB is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 170, 169, 171). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA9AB?

#AAA9AB is RGB 170, 169, 171 — HSL 270°, 1%, 67% — CMYK 1%, 1%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #AAA9AB?

Its complement is #ABACAA; analogous partners are #AAAAAC and #ACAAAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA9AB for text?

Black text on #AAA9AB has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.