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#AAA28E Sage the Day

#AAA28E is a light gray named Sage the Day. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.5% green and 55.7% blue (rgb(170, 162, 142)). Its HSL value is 43° hue, 14% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black. #AAA28E is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.27:1.

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Variations of #AAA28E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AAA28E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AAA28E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA28E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A9A38F
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7A18D
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8A28D
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A9A38F
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9A38E
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AF9F9C
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ACA195
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A2A2A2
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A4A29E

#AAA28E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.54:1 Very poor#AAA28E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.27:1 Very good#AAA28E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA28E in CSS

/* Sage the Day */
.color { color: #AAA28E; }
.background { background-color: #AAA28E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA28E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 162 142);
color: hsl(43 14% 61%);
color: oklch(0.713 0.030 88.8);

#AAA28E FAQ

What color is #AAA28E?

#AAA28E is a light gray. Its closest named color is Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AAA28E?

#AAA28E is rgb(170, 162, 142) in RGB, hsl(43, 14%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA28E?

The complementary color of #AAA28E is #8E96AA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA28E?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA28E: 8.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA28E a warm or cool color?

#AAA28E is a neutral color.