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#AAA897 Humble Hippo

#AAA897 is a light gray named Humble Hippo. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.9% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(170, 168, 151)). Its HSL value is 54° hue, 10% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black. #AAA897 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.76:1.

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Variations of #AAA897

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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#AAA897 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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#AAA897 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA897 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 #ACA898
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACA796
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABA796
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ACA898
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACA897
  • 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 #ABA79D
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A8A7A3

#AAA897 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.40:1 Very poor#AAA897 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.76:1 Very good#AAA897 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA897 in CSS

/* Humble Hippo */
.color { color: #AAA897; }
.background { background-color: #AAA897; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA897; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 168 151);
color: hsl(54 10% 63%);
color: oklch(0.728 0.024 101.5);

#AAA897 FAQ

What color is #AAA897?

#AAA897 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AAA897?

#AAA897 is rgb(170, 168, 151) in RGB, hsl(54, 10%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA897?

The complementary color of #AAA897 is #9799AA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA897?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA897: 8.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA897 a warm or cool color?

#AAA897 is a neutral color.