Information about #AAA9AC color

#AAA9AC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AAA9AC belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 169, 172) — 66.7% red, 66.3% green, 67.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 1 / 0 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AAA9AC is a quiet, subdued grey that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Chrome Aluminum (#A8A9AD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Surrender (#A8AAAB) and Dark Gray (#A9A9A9).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(170, 169, 172)), which gives #AAA9AC its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AAA9AC: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AAA9AC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AAA9AC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AAA9AC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AAA9AC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AAA9AC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AAA9AC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AAA9AC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AAA9AC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Chrome Aluminum color link
Chrome Aluminum

#A8A9AD

Double Surrender color link
Double Surrender

#A8AAAB

Dark Gray color link
Dark Gray

#A9A9A9

Silver Chalice color link
Silver Chalice

#ACACAC

Subtle Gray color link
Subtle Gray

#ADAAA8

Atmosphere color link
Atmosphere

#A8AAA6

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Electric Gray color link
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

#AAA9AC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAA9AC
  • RGB170, 169, 172
  • CMYK1, 1, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 169, 172)
  • HSL260°, 2%, 67%
  • HSL Precise260°, 1.775%, 66.863%
  • HSV260°, 2%, 67%
  • HSB260°, 2%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.663, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.663, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.663, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAAA9AC
  • DECIMAL ID11184556
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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