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#AAA8A3 closest to Elephant in the Room

#AAA8A3 is a light gray; the closest named color is Elephant in the Room. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.9% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(170, 168, 163)). Its HSL value is 43° hue, 4% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black. #AAA8A3 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.84:1.

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Variations of #AAA8A3

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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#AAA8A3 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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#AAA8A3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA8A3 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 #AAA8A3
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9A8A3
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAA8A3
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AAA8A3
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAA8A3
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ABA7A7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AAA8A5
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A9A8A7

#AAA8A3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.38:1 Very poor#AAA8A3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.84:1 Very good#AAA8A3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA8A3 in CSS

/* Elephant in the Room */
.color { color: #AAA8A3; }
.background { background-color: #AAA8A3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA8A3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 168 163);
color: hsl(43 4% 65%);
color: oklch(0.732 0.007 88.7);

#AAA8A3 FAQ

What color is #AAA8A3?

#AAA8A3 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Elephant in the Room. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AAA8A3?

#AAA8A3 is rgb(170, 168, 163) in RGB, hsl(43, 4%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA8A3?

The complementary color of #AAA8A3 is #A3A5AA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA8A3?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA8A3: 8.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA8A3 a warm or cool color?

#AAA8A3 is a neutral color.