Palettes / Colors / #AAADA9

#AAADA9 — Silver Grey

#AAADA9 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#AAADA9 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 #ACA9AD; it also sits naturally between #ACADA9 and #A9ADAA. 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 66%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAADA9

.text { color: #AAADA9; }
.background { background-color: #AAADA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAADA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 173, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(105, 2%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAADA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 173, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAADA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 173, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAADA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAADA9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAADA9

Tints of #AAADA9

Tones of #AAADA9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACA9AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAADA9: #000000.

How #AAADA9 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 #AAADA9 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 #AAADA9?

#AAADA9 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 170, 173, 169). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAADA9?

#AAADA9 is RGB 170, 173, 169 — HSL 105°, 2%, 67% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 2%, 32%.

What colors go with #AAADA9?

Its complement is #ACA9AD; analogous partners are #ACADA9 and #A9ADAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAADA9 for text?

Black text on #AAADA9 has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.27:1.