Palettes / Colors / #AAAEC5

#AAAEC5 — Light Dusty Blue

#AAAEC5 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 #AAAEC5 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.

#AAAEC5 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 #C5C1AA; it also sits naturally between #AABCC5 and #B4AAC5. 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 77%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAAEC5

.text { color: #AAAEC5; }
.background { background-color: #AAAEC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAAEC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 174, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(231, 19%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAAEC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 174, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAAEC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 174, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAAEC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAAEC5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5C1AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAAEC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAAEC5

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 #AAAEC5 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 #AAAEC5 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

← #AAAEC4  ·  #AAAEC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAAEC5?

#AAAEC5 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 174, 197). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAAEC5?

#AAAEC5 is RGB 170, 174, 197 — HSL 231°, 19%, 72% — CMYK 14%, 12%, 0%, 23%.

What colors go with #AAAEC5?

Its complement is #C5C1AA; analogous partners are #AABCC5 and #B4AAC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAAEC5 for text?

Black text on #AAAEC5 has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.