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#AAA595 closest to Forgotten Sandstone

#AAA595 is a light gray; the closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 64.7% green and 58.4% blue (rgb(170, 165, 149)). Its HSL value is 46° hue, 11% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black. #AAA595 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.53:1.

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Variations of #AAA595

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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#AAA595 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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#AAA595 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA595 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 #AAA695
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9A494
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9A494
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AAA695
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAA595
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEA2A0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ABA49A
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A5A5A5
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A6A5A1

#AAA595 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.46:1 Very poor#AAA595 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.53:1 Very good#AAA595 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA595 in CSS

/* Forgotten Sandstone */
.color { color: #AAA595; }
.background { background-color: #AAA595; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA595; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 165 149);
color: hsl(46 11% 63%);
color: oklch(0.722 0.023 92.6);

#AAA595 FAQ

What color is #AAA595?

#AAA595 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AAA595?

#AAA595 is rgb(170, 165, 149) in RGB, hsl(46, 11%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA595?

The complementary color of #AAA595 is #959AAA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA595?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA595: 8.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA595 a warm or cool color?

#AAA595 is a neutral color.