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#AAA798 closest to Forgotten Sandstone

#AAA798 is a light gray; the closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.5% green and 59.6% blue (rgb(170, 167, 152)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 10% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black. #AAA798 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.69:1.

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Variations of #AAA798

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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#AAA798 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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#AAA798 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA798 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABA798
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAA697
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAA698
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABA798
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABA798
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADA5A3
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ABA69D
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7A7A3

#AAA798 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.42:1 Very poor#AAA798 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.69:1 Very good#AAA798 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA798 in CSS

/* Forgotten Sandstone */
.color { color: #AAA798; }
.background { background-color: #AAA798; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA798; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 167 152);
color: hsl(50 10% 63%);
color: oklch(0.727 0.021 97.6);

#AAA798 FAQ

What color is #AAA798?

#AAA798 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 #AAA798?

#AAA798 is rgb(170, 167, 152) in RGB, hsl(50, 10%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA798?

The complementary color of #AAA798 is #989BAA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA798?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA798: 8.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA798 a warm or cool color?

#AAA798 is a neutral color.