Palettes / Colors / #AAADA4

#AAADA4 — Silver Grey

#AAADA4 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 #AAADA4 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.

#AAADA4 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 #A7A4AD; it also sits naturally between #ADABA4 and #A5ADA4. 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 68% · Blue 64%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAADA4

.text { color: #AAADA4; }
.background { background-color: #AAADA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAADA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 173, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 5%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAADA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 173, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAADA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 173, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAADA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAADA4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAADA4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7A4AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAADA4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAADA4

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 #AAADA4 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 #AAADA4 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

← #AAADA3  ·  #AAADA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAADA4?

#AAADA4 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 170, 173, 164). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAADA4?

#AAADA4 is RGB 170, 173, 164 — HSL 80°, 5%, 66% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 5%, 32%.

What colors go with #AAADA4?

Its complement is #A7A4AD; analogous partners are #ADABA4 and #A5ADA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAADA4 for text?

Black text on #AAADA4 has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.