AAAEAD

#AAAEAD closest to Pigeon

#AAAEAD is a light gray; the closest named color is Pigeon. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.2% green and 67.8% blue (rgb(170, 174, 173)). Its HSL value is 165° hue, 2% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black. #AAAEAD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.37:1.

#AAAEAD color conversion

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Variations of #AAAEAD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

How #AAAEAD 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 #ADADAD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEADAD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADAEAD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACADAD
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A9AEAE
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AAAEAD
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ACADAD

#AAAEAD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.24:1 Very poor#AAAEAD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.37:1 Very good#AAAEAD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAAEAD in CSS

/* Pigeon */
.color { color: #AAAEAD; }
.background { background-color: #AAAEAD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAAEAD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 174 173);
color: hsl(165 2% 67%);
color: oklch(0.747 0.005 179.7);

#AAAEAD FAQ

What color is #AAAEAD?

#AAAEAD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Pigeon. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #AAAEAD?

#AAAEAD is rgb(170, 174, 173) in RGB, hsl(165, 2%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAAEAD?

The complementary color of #AAAEAD is #AEAAAB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAAEAD?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAAEAD: 9.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAAEAD a warm or cool color?

#AAAEAD is a neutral color.