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#AAA2AE closest to Quicksilver

#AAA2AE is a light gray; the closest named color is Quicksilver. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.5% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(170, 162, 174)). Its HSL value is 280° hue, 7% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. #AAA2AE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.49:1.

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Variations of #AAA2AE

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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#AAA2AE 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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#AAA2AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA2AE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A2A5AE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1A4AF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3A4AE
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A2A5AE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A5A4AE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AAA3A6
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AAA2AA
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A5A5A5
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A6A4A7

#AAA2AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.47:1 Very poor#AAA2AE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.49:1 Very good#AAA2AE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA2AE in CSS

/* Quicksilver */
.color { color: #AAA2AE; }
.background { background-color: #AAA2AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA2AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 162 174);
color: hsl(280 7% 66%);
color: oklch(0.723 0.019 314.7);

#AAA2AE FAQ

What color is #AAA2AE?

#AAA2AE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Quicksilver. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AAA2AE?

#AAA2AE is rgb(170, 162, 174) in RGB, hsl(280, 7%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA2AE?

The complementary color of #AAA2AE is #A6AEA2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA2AE?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA2AE: 8.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA2AE a warm or cool color?

#AAA2AE is a neutral color.