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#AAA99A Humble Hippo

#AAA99A is a light gray named Humble Hippo. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.3% green and 60.4% blue (rgb(170, 169, 154)). Its HSL value is 56° hue, 9% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black. #AAA99A is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.85:1.

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Variations of #AAA99A

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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#AAA99A 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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#AAA99A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA99A 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 #ADA99A
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACA899
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACA89A
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADA99A
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACA99A
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADA7A5
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ABA89F
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A9A8A5

#AAA99A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.37:1 Very poor#AAA99A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.85:1 Very good#AAA99A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA99A in CSS

/* Humble Hippo */
.color { color: #AAA99A; }
.background { background-color: #AAA99A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA99A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 169 154);
color: hsl(56 9% 64%);
color: oklch(0.731 0.021 103.8);

#AAA99A FAQ

What color is #AAA99A?

#AAA99A 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 #AAA99A?

#AAA99A is rgb(170, 169, 154) in RGB, hsl(56, 9%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA99A?

The complementary color of #AAA99A is #9A9BAA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA99A?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA99A: 8.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA99A a warm or cool color?

#AAA99A is a neutral color.