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#AAA2AE Color

#AAA2AE is rgb(170, 162, 174) in RGB, hsl(280, 7%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aluminium (#A9ACB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAA2AE
HEX#AAA2AE
RGBrgb(170, 162, 174)
HSLhsl(280, 7%, 66%)
HSVhsv(280, 7%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.019 314.7)
LABlab(67.58% 4.68 -5.14)
LCHlch(67.58% 6.96 312.32)

What #AAA2AE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AAA2AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 5.14Silver (Metallic)#AAA9ADΔE 5.26Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 5.4Metallic Silver#A8A9ADΔE 5.61Manatee#979AAAΔE 6.26Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 6.66

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#AAA2AE Channel Values

How #AAA2AE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 162 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 7% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 7% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.47:1 vs white · 8.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAA2AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAA2AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAA2AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAA2AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAA2AE
Complementary
#A6AEA2
Analogous
#A4A2AE
Analogous
#AEA2AC
Triadic
#AEAAA2
Triadic
#A2AEAA
Split comp.
#ACAEA2
Split comp.
#A2AEA4

Tints & Shades of #AAA2AE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B7B0BA
#C1BBC4
#CDC8D0
#D7D3D9
#E4E1E5
#EEECEE

Shades

#948A99
#7D7283
#665C6A
#514A55
#39343C
#221F23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAA2AE.

How #AAA2AE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AAA2AE
Protanopia#A3A3AE
Protanomaly#A6A3AE
Deuteranopia#A5A5AE
Deuteranomaly#A7A4AE
Tritanopia#A8A4A4
Tritanomaly#A9A3A8
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAA2AE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aaa2ae: #AAA2AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAA2AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaa2ae': '#AAA2AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.635, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_aaa2ae">#AAA2AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAA2AE"

More Gray Colors

#AAA2AE sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAA2AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAA2AE?

#AAA2AE is a light gray — rgb(170, 162, 174) in RGB and hsl(280, 7%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aluminium (#A9ACB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #AAA2AE?

#AAA2AE is rgb(170, 162, 174) — red 170, green 162, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAA2AE?

#AAA2AE converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAA2AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAA2AE scores 2.47:1 against white and 8.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAA2AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAA2AE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 7.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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