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#AAADA3

#AAADA3 is a light neutral gray, close to the color Ash. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 67.8% green, and 63.9% blue. Its hue is 78°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Color harmonies

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

2.28:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

9.22:1 AAA
Aa

This color as text on white

2.28:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

9.22:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AAADA3 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#AAADA3
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

#AAADA3 in use

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Questions about #AAADA3

What color is #AAADA3?

#AAADA3 is a light neutral gray, close to the color Ash. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 67.8% green, and 63.9% blue. Its hue is 78°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #AAADA3 in RGB?

#AAADA3 is rgb(170, 173, 163): 170 red, 173 green, and 163 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #AAADA3 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(2, 0, 6, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #AAADA3?

PANTONE Warm 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 #AAADA3?

Its complement #ADAAB4 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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