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#AAA49E closest to Quicksilver

#AAA49E is a light gray; the closest named color is Quicksilver. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 64.3% green and 62.0% blue (rgb(170, 164, 158)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 7% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black. #AAA49E is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.51:1.

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Variations of #AAA49E

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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#AAA49E 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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#AAA49E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA49E 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 #A8A59E
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6A49E
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7A49E
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8A59E
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8A59E
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACA3A2
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ABA3A0
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A5A5A5
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A6A5A3

#AAA49E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.47:1 Very poor#AAA49E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.51:1 Very good#AAA49E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA49E in CSS

/* Quicksilver */
.color { color: #AAA49E; }
.background { background-color: #AAA49E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA49E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 164 158);
color: hsl(30 7% 64%);
color: oklch(0.722 0.011 67.7);

#AAA49E FAQ

What color is #AAA49E?

#AAA49E 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 #AAA49E?

#AAA49E is rgb(170, 164, 158) in RGB, hsl(30, 7%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA49E?

The complementary color of #AAA49E is #9EA4AA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA49E?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA49E: 8.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA49E a warm or cool color?

#AAA49E is a neutral color.