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#aaaaaa / #aaa Hex Color Code

#aaaaaa Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #aaaaaa / #aaa is a medium light shade of gray. In the RGB color model #aaaaaa is comprised of 66.67% red, 66.67% green and 66.67% blue. In the HSL color space #aaaaaa has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0% saturation and 67% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 0 nm. This color is used in the Ansei Uchima: Xylophone picture, Renault logo and Mississippi State Bulldogs logo.

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Color Variations

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Color Schemes

Download: GIMP GPL Adobe ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) Sketch Palette

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #8a8a8a
  2. #949494
  3. #9f9f9f
  4. #aaaaaa / #aaa
  5. #b5b5b5
  6. #c0c0c0
  7. #cbcbcb

Tints and Shades

#aaaaaa to white

  1. #aaaaaa / #aaa
  2. #b8b8b8
  3. #c6c6c6
  4. #d4d4d4
  5. #e2e2e2
  6. #f0f0f0
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#aaaaaa to black

  1. #aaaaaa / #aaa
  2. #8b8b8b
  3. #6e6e6e
  4. #525252
  5. #373737
  6. #1f1f1f
  7. #000000 / #000

Paints

Similar Paints

  1. Caparol

    ★ Granit 40
    #ababab     ΔE = 0.372 / LRV ≈ 40.7%

  2. CHROMATIC

    ★ 1127 Gris Caire - JonOne-CH1
    #a9a9a9     ΔE = 0.372 / LRV ≈ 39.7%

  3. Dunn-Edwards

    ★ Castlerock / 1009
    #a9aaab     ΔE = 0.661 / LRV ≈ 40.1%

  4. California Paints

    ★ DE 6375 - Castle Kilkenny
    #a9aaab     ΔE = 0.661 / LRV ≈ 40.1%

  5. ICI Paints

    ★ Dover Grey 00NN 45/000
    #aaa9a8     ΔE = 0.735 / LRV ≈ 39.7%

  6. JPMA

    ★ EN-70
    #acacac     ΔE = 0.744 / LRV ≈ 41.3%

  7. Humbrol

    ★ 64 Light Grey
    #a8a8a8     ΔE = 0.745 / LRV ≈ 39.2%

  8. Taubmans

    ★ Grey Haze / T167-4
    #acaaaa     ΔE = 0.771 / LRV ≈ 40.4%

  9. Pantone / PMS

    ★ Cool Gray 6 XGC
    #a8a9a8     ΔE = 0.823 / LRV ≈ 39.5%

  10. Bristol

    ★ Dior Grey / P232-N4
    #a8a9a8     ΔE = 0.823 / LRV ≈ 39.5%

  11. Resene

    ★ Double Surrender N75-003-239
    #a8aaab     ΔE = 0.930 / LRV ≈ 40.0%

  12. Tikkurila

    ★ K499 / Granite
    #a9abaa     ΔE = 0.955 / LRV ≈ 40.5%

  13. Olympic

    ★ Flagstone D58-3
    #aaacab     ΔE = 1.090 / LRV ≈ 41.0%

  14. Glidden

    ★ Flagstone / PPG1001-4
    #acadad     ΔE = 1.102 / LRV ≈ 41.7%

  15. PPG Pittsburgh Paints

    ★ Flagstone / PPG1001-4
    #acadad     ΔE = 1.102 / LRV ≈ 41.7%

  16. Behr

    ★ Cathedral Grey UL260-7
    #aaa8a7     ΔE = 1.114 / LRV ≈ 39.3%

  17. RAL

    ★ RAL 000 70 00
    #acadac     ΔE = 1.210 / LRV ≈ 41.6%

  18. Australian Standard AS2700

    ★ N33 Lightbox Grey
    #acadac     ΔE = 1.210 / LRV ≈ 41.6%

  19. AMC

    ★ Dartmouth Gray
    #acadac     ΔE = 1.210 / LRV ≈ 41.6%

  20. Porter Paints

    ★ Flagstone / 518-4
    #acadae     ΔE = 1.250 / LRV ≈ 41.7%

  21. Sigma

    ★ Warm Red / S 3502-R
    #abacaa     ΔE = 1.311 / LRV ≈ 41.1%

  22. Evonik-Degussa

    ★ 4205P Pebblegrey
    #a9abad     ΔE = 1.342 / LRV ≈ 40.6%

  23. Valspar Paint

    ★ Metropolis 4005-1C
    #a9acad     ΔE = 1.349 / LRV ≈ 41.0%

  24. Benjamin Moore

    ★ Stormy Monday / 2112-50
    #aeabaa     ΔE = 1.383 / LRV ≈ 41.0%

  25. Para

    ★ Stainless Steel / Krylon
    #a6a6a6     ΔE = 1.492 / LRV ≈ 38.1%

  26. Sikkens

    ★ CN.00.62
    #aaa7a6     ΔE = 1.551 / LRV ≈ 38.9%

  27. Sico

    ★ 6182-31 Peppery Taste
    #adaaa8     ΔE = 1.581 / LRV ≈ 40.5%

  28. Crown Diamond

    ★ 7403-31 Basaltic Layer
    #a9acaa     ΔE = 1.646 / LRV ≈ 40.8%

  29. Duron

    ★ Gray Matters
    #aca8a9     ΔE = 1.663 / LRV ≈ 39.6%

  30. New Look

    ★ Higitus Figitus / B12-09
    #a9adad     ΔE = 1.695 / LRV ≈ 41.3%

Color Directory

#aaaaaa HTML / CSS Code Examples

#aaaaaa foreground

To create one's own world takes courage.

Georgia O'Keeffe
<p style="color: #aaa">…</p>

#aaaaaa background

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

Charles Horton Cooley
<p style="background-color: #aaa">…</p>

#aaaaaa shadow

As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward.

Vincent van Gogh
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #aaa">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
11184810
Binary
10101010, 10101010, 10101010
Hexadecimal
#aaaaaa / #aaa
LRV
≈ 40.2%
RGB
rgb(170, 170, 170)
RGBA
rgba(170, 170, 170, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.333, g: 0.333, b: 0.333
RYB
red: 66.667%, yellow: 66.667%, blue: 66.667%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-5592406 / 0xffaaaaaa
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 67%)
HSLA
hsla(0, 0%, 67%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 0° (0.000), saturation: 0% (0.000), value: 67% (0.667)
HSP
hue: 0.000, saturation: 0.000%, perceived brightness: 66.667%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 146.356, S: 0.000, L: 69.610
Cubehelix
H: -120.000, S: 0.000, L: 0.667
TSL
T: 0.000, S: 0.000, L: 0.667
CMYK
cyan: 0% (0.000), magenta: 0% (0.000), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 33% (0.333)
CMY
cyan: 33% (0.333), magenta: 33% (0.333), yellow: 33% (0.333)
XYZ
X: 38.207, Y: 40.198, Z: 43.769
xyY
x: 0.313, y: 0.329, Y: 40.198
CIELab
L: 69.610, a: -0.000, b: 0.000
CIELuv
L: 69.610, u: -0.000, v: 0.000
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 69.610, C: 0.000, H: 158.199
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 69.610, C: 0.000, H: 146.356
Hunter-Lab
L: 63.402, a: -3.386, b: 3.451
CIECAM02
J: 60.844, C: 1.732, h: 210.927, Q: 153.681, M: 1.515, s: 9.928, H: 267.799
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.081, jaune: -0.155, green: 0.267
LMS
L: 38.159, M: 41.620, S: 43.703
YCbCr
Y: 162.030, Cb: 128.000, Cr: 128.000
YCoCg
Y: 170.000, Cg: 0.000, Co: 42.500
YDbDr
Y: 170.000, Db: -0.000, Dr: 0.000
YPbPr
Y: 170.000, Pb: 0.000, Pr: -0.000
xvYCC
Y: 162.000, Cb: 128.000, Cr: 128.000
YIQ
Y: 170.000, I: 0.000, Q: -0.000
YUV
Y: 170.000, U: 0.002, V: 0.000
Okhsl
h: 89.876, s: 0.000, l: 0.695
Okhsv
h: 89.876. s: 0.000, v: 0.695
Okhwb
h: 89.876, w: 0.695, b: 0.305
Oklab
l: 0.738, a: 0.000, b: 0.000
Oklch
l: 0.738, c: 0.000, h: 89.876
Munsell Color System
5PB 7/1 ΔE = 3.175
Brand Color
Wii ΔE = 6.388

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