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#AAA79E closest to Forgotten Sandstone

#AAA79E 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 62.0% blue (rgb(170, 167, 158)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 7% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black. #AAA79E is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.73:1.

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Variations of #AAA79E

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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#AAA79E 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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#AAA79E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA79E 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 #AAA79E
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9A69E
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9A79E
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AAA79E
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAA79E
  • 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 #ABA6A1
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A8A7A5

#AAA79E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.41:1 Very poor#AAA79E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.73:1 Very good#AAA79E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA79E in CSS

/* Forgotten Sandstone */
.color { color: #AAA79E; }
.background { background-color: #AAA79E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA79E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 167 158);
color: hsl(45 7% 64%);
color: oklch(0.728 0.013 91.6);

#AAA79E FAQ

What color is #AAA79E?

#AAA79E 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 #AAA79E?

#AAA79E is rgb(170, 167, 158) in RGB, hsl(45, 7%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA79E?

The complementary color of #AAA79E is #9EA1AA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA79E?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA79E: 8.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA79E a warm or cool color?

#AAA79E is a neutral color.