Close to Dark Gray
#AAA9AF
#AAA9AF is a light neutral gray, close to the color Dark Gray. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 66.3% green, and 68.6% blue. Its hue is 250°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AAA9AF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.33:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.00:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.33:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.00:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AAA9AF as they’d see it.
#AAA9AF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #AAA9AF
What color is #AAA9AF?
#AAA9AF is a light neutral gray, close to the color Dark Gray. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 66.3% green, and 68.6% blue. Its hue is 250°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AAA9AF in RGB?
#AAA9AF is rgb(170, 169, 175): 170 red, 169 green, and 175 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AAA9AF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(3, 3, 0, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AAA9AF?
PANTONE Cool Gray 5 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AAA9AF?
Its complement #A9AAA4 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.