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#AAAA99 Humble Hippo

#AAAA99 is a light gray named Humble Hippo. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.7% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(170, 170, 153)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 9% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black. #AAAA99 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.92:1.

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Variations of #AAAA99

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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#AAAA99 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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#AAAA99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAAA99 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 #AEA99A
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADA898
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACA998
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEA99A
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACA999
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADA8A5
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ABA99F
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A9A9A9
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A9A9A5

#AAAA99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.35:1 Very poor#AAAA99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.92:1 Very good#AAAA99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAAA99 in CSS

/* Humble Hippo */
.color { color: #AAAA99; }
.background { background-color: #AAAA99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAAA99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 170 153);
color: hsl(60 9% 63%);
color: oklch(0.733 0.024 107.0);

#AAAA99 FAQ

What color is #AAAA99?

#AAAA99 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 #AAAA99?

#AAAA99 is rgb(170, 170, 153) in RGB, hsl(60, 9%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAAA99?

The complementary color of #AAAA99 is #9999AA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAAA99?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAAA99: 8.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAAA99 a warm or cool color?

#AAAA99 is a neutral color.