AAA69F

#AAA69F closest to Quicksilver

#AAA69F is a light gray; the closest named color is Quicksilver. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.1% green and 62.4% blue (rgb(170, 166, 159)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 6% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black. #AAA69F is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.66:1.

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Variations of #AAA69F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#AAA69F 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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#AAA69F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA69F 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 #A9A79F
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8A69F
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9A69F
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A9A79F
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9A69F
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACA5A4
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ABA5A1
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7A6A5

#AAA69F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.42:1 Very poor#AAA69F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.66:1 Very good#AAA69F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA69F in CSS

/* Quicksilver */
.color { color: #AAA69F; }
.background { background-color: #AAA69F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA69F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 166 159);
color: hsl(38 6% 65%);
color: oklch(0.726 0.011 81.8);

#AAA69F FAQ

What color is #AAA69F?

#AAA69F 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 #AAA69F?

#AAA69F is rgb(170, 166, 159) in RGB, hsl(38, 6%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA69F?

The complementary color of #AAA69F is #9FA3AA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA69F?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA69F: 8.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA69F a warm or cool color?

#AAA69F is a neutral color.