Palettes / Colors / #AEADAD

#AEADAD — Silver Grey

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

#AEADAD 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 #ADAEAE; it also sits naturally between #AEADAD and #AEADAD. 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 68% · Green 68% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 1% · Key 32%

Previews

CSS code for #AEADAD

.text { color: #AEADAD; }
.background { background-color: #AEADAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEADAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 173, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 1%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEADAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 173, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEADAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 173, 173, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AEADAD

Tints of #AEADAD

Tones of #AEADAD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADAEAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEADAD: #000000.

How #AEADAD 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 #AEADAD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEADAC  ·  #AEADAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEADAD?

#AEADAD is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 174, 173, 173). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEADAD?

#AEADAD is RGB 174, 173, 173 — HSL 0°, 1%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 1%, 32%.

What colors go with #AEADAD?

Its complement is #ADAEAE; analogous partners are #AEADAD and #AEADAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEADAD for text?

Black text on #AEADAD has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.