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#AAA99C

Greige · light neutral

About #AAA99C

With the hex code #AAA99C, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 66% green and 61% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 4.3 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9C9DAA, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green169
Blue156

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 5.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #AAA99C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #AAA99C.
2.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #AAA99C.
8.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA99C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA99C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACA89B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACA99C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACA7A5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA99C?

With the hex code #AAA99C, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 66% green and 61% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA99C?

Use black text. Black on #AAA99C has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA99C?

Its complementary colour is #9C9DAA, and analogous partners are #AAA29C and #A4AA9C.