Palettes / Colors / #AAA9AE

#AAA9AE — Silver Grey

#AAA9AE 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 #AAA9AE 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.

#AAA9AE 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 #ACADA8; it also sits naturally between #A8AAAD and #ACA8AD. 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 68%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA9AE

.text { color: #AAA9AE; }
.background { background-color: #AAA9AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA9AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 169, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 3%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA9AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 169, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA9AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 169, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA9AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA9AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACADA8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA9AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA9AE

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 #AAA9AE 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 #AAA9AE 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

← #AAA9AD  ·  #AAA9AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA9AE?

#AAA9AE is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 170, 169, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA9AE?

#AAA9AE is RGB 170, 169, 174 — HSL 252°, 3%, 67% — CMYK 2%, 3%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #AAA9AE?

Its complement is #ACADA8; analogous partners are #A8AAAD and #ACA8AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA9AE for text?

Black text on #AAA9AE has a contrast ratio of 9.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.