Information about #AAA79F color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly muted neutral grey, #AAA79F has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Quarter Friar Grey (#A9A7A0). Slightly further away sit Quarter Stonehenge (#ABA59E) and Foggy Grey (#A7A69D).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(170, 167, 159)), which gives #AAA79F its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AAA79F: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AAA79F color variations
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#AAA79F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AAA79F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AAA79F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AAA79F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AAA79F 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AAA79F color
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Nearest named colors to #AAA79F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A9A7A0
#ABA59E
#A7A69D
#A8A89C
#A7A69C
#B0A99F
#A9A5A5
#ACAD9E
#AFACA0
#A8AAA6
#A6A6A6
#A3A49C
#AAA79F color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AAA79F
- RGB170, 167, 159
- CMYK0, 1, 4, 33
- CSSrgb(170, 167, 159)
- HSL44°, 6%, 65%
- HSL Precise43.636°, 6.077%, 64.51%
- HSV44°, 6%, 67%
- HSB44°, 6%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
- GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.655, 0.624)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.655, 0.624, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.655, 0.624)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAAA79F
- DECIMAL ID11184031
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
