Palettes / Colors / #AAA9BE
#AAA9BE — Light Dusty Blue
#AAA9BE 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 #AAA9BE 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.
#AAA9BE 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 #BCBDA8; it also sits naturally between #A8B1BD and #B4A8BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AAA9BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 169, 190 |
| HSL | 243°, 14%, 70% |
| HSV | 243°, 11%, 75% |
| CMYK | 11%, 11%, 0%, 25% |
| XYZ | 40.06, 40.64, 54.45 |
| Yxy | 40.64, 0.2964, 0.3007 |
| CIE-Lab | 69.92, 4.52, -10.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 63.75, 4.08, -9.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 66% · Blue 75%
Cyan 11% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AAA9BE
.text { color: #AAA9BE; }
.background { background-color: #AAA9BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA9BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 169, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 14%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA9BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 169, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA9BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 169, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AAA9BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA9BE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCBDA8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.13:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AAA9BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA9BE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AAA9BE: ·
How #AAA9BE 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 #AAA9BE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AAA9BE?
#AAA9BE is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 169, 190). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA9BE?
#AAA9BE is RGB 170, 169, 190 — HSL 243°, 14%, 70% — CMYK 11%, 11%, 0%, 25%.
What colors go with #AAA9BE?
Its complement is #BCBDA8; analogous partners are #A8B1BD and #B4A8BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AAA9BE for text?
Black text on #AAA9BE has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.