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#AAA5AA closest to Ultimate Grey

#AAA5AA is a light gray; the closest named color is Ultimate Grey. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 64.7% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(170, 165, 170)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 3% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #AAA5AA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.67:1.

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Variations of #AAA5AA

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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#AAA5AA 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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#AAA5AA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA5AA 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 #A6A7AA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A5A6AA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6A6AA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A6A7AA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A7A6AA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AAA5A7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AAA5A8
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7A6A7

#AAA5AA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.42:1 Very poor#AAA5AA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.67:1 Very good#AAA5AA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA5AA in CSS

/* Ultimate Grey */
.color { color: #AAA5AA; }
.background { background-color: #AAA5AA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA5AA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 165 170);
color: hsl(300 3% 66%);
color: oklch(0.728 0.009 325.7);

#AAA5AA FAQ

What color is #AAA5AA?

#AAA5AA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Ultimate Grey. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AAA5AA?

#AAA5AA is rgb(170, 165, 170) in RGB, hsl(300, 3%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA5AA?

The complementary color of #AAA5AA is #A5AAA5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA5AA?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA5AA: 8.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA5AA a warm or cool color?

#AAA5AA is a neutral color.