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Named color

Silver Metallic

Silver Metallic color #AAA9AD: RGB 170, 169, 173 and HSL 255°, 2%, 67%. Explore its neutral gray profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#AAA9AD gray neutral muted
HEX #AAA9AD
RGB rgb(170, 169, 173)
HSL hsl(255 2% 67%)
CMYK cmyk(2, 2, 0, 32)
Luminance 0.3994
Contrast Black 8.99:1White 2.34:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-silver-metallic: #AAA9AD;
.bg-silver-metallic { background-color: #AAA9AD; }
.text-silver-metallic { color: #AAA9AD; }
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Color meaning and use

About Silver Metallic Color

Silver Metallic uses HEX #AAA9AD, RGB 170, 169, 173, and HSL 255°, 2%, 67%. The dataset classifies it in the gray family with neutral temperature and muted visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.3994; black contrast is 8.99:1 and white contrast is 2.34:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Silver Metallic against black and white text.

Black text8.99:1AA Pass
White text2.34:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
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Silver Metallic color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#ACADA9#ACADA9#A9AAAD#A9AAAD#ACA9AD#ACA9AD#ADAAA9#ADAAA9#A9ADAA#A9ADAA
Open full Silver Metallic harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#D8D8DA#D8D8DA#7C7A7F#7C7A7F#A197BF#A197BF#ABABAB#ABABABMercury#EBEBEB#9F80FF#9F80FF

Pairings

Black#000000#ACADA9#ACADA9#A9AAAD#A9AAAD#ACA9AD#ACA9ADMatte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3994
Black text8.99:1AA Pass
White text2.34:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#AAA9AD",
  "rgb": [
    170,
    169,
    173
  ],
  "hsl": [
    255,
    2,
    67
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    2,
    2,
    0,
    32
  ],
  "luminance": 0.3994,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 8.99,
    "white": 2.34
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#ACADA9",
  "analogous": [
    "#A9AAAD",
    "#ACA9AD"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#ADAAA9",
    "#A9ADAA"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#ADA9AA",
    "#ACADA9",
    "#A9ADAC"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#ADACA9",
    "#AAADA9"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#D8D8DA",
    "#AAA9AD",
    "#7C7A7F"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#D8D8DA",
  "dark": "#7C7A7F",
  "saturated": "#A197BF",
  "desaturated": "#ABABAB",
  "pastel": "#EBEBEB",
  "neon": "#9F80FF"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#ACADA9",
    "#A9AAAD",
    "#ACA9AD"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#ABABAB",
    "#D8D8DA"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#D8D8DA",
    "#ABABAB"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "dark-gray",
    "dark-grey",
    "galvanized-steel",
    "greige",
    "mushroom"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "silver-metallic"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "dark-gray-vs-silver-metallic",
    "dark-grey-vs-silver-metallic",
    "galvanized-steel-vs-silver-metallic"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/gray",
    "/colors/by-temperature/neutral",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/silver-metallic",
    "/wcag/silver-metallic",
    "/css/colors/silver-metallic",
    "/hex/aaa9ad",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/gray",
      "/colors/by-temperature/neutral",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/silver-metallic"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/dark-gray",
      "/colors/dark-grey",
      "/colors/galvanized-steel",
      "/colors/greige",
      "/colors/mushroom",
      "/compare/dark-gray-vs-silver-metallic",
      "/compare/dark-grey-vs-silver-metallic",
      "/compare/galvanized-steel-vs-silver-metallic",
      "/harmonies/silver-metallic",
      "/wcag/silver-metallic",
      "/css/colors/silver-metallic",
      "/hex/aaa9ad",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "silver-metallic",
  "name": "Silver Metallic",
  "hex": "#AAA9AD",
  "uses": [
    "metallic palettes",
    "product finishes",
    "premium packaging"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "finish",
      "durability",
      "value"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "hardware",
      "automotive",
      "jewelry",
      "industrial design"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "flat pastel systems"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "gray",
  "temperature": "neutral",
  "tone": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "gray",
    "neutral",
    "muted",
    "metallic-palettes",
    "product-finishes",
    "premium-packaging",
    "finish",
    "durability",
    "value"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    170,
    169,
    173
  ],
  "hsl": [
    255,
    2,
    67
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    2,
    2,
    0,
    32
  ],
  "luminance": 0.3994,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 8.99,
    "white": 2.34
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#ACADA9",
    "analogous": [
      "#A9AAAD",
      "#ACA9AD"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#ADAAA9",
      "#A9ADAA"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#ADA9AA",
      "#ACADA9",
      "#A9ADAC"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#ADACA9",
      "#AAADA9"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#D8D8DA",
      "#AAA9AD",
      "#7C7A7F"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#D8D8DA",
    "dark": "#7C7A7F",
    "saturated": "#A197BF",
    "desaturated": "#ABABAB",
    "pastel": "#EBEBEB",
    "neon": "#9F80FF"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-silver-metallic: #AAA9AD;",
    "utility": ".bg-silver-metallic { background-color: #AAA9AD; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-silver-metallic { color: #AAA9AD; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "dark-gray",
    "dark-grey",
    "galvanized-steel",
    "greige",
    "mushroom"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "silver-metallic"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "dark-gray-vs-silver-metallic",
    "dark-grey-vs-silver-metallic",
    "galvanized-steel-vs-silver-metallic"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/gray",
    "/colors/by-temperature/neutral",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/silver-metallic",
    "/wcag/silver-metallic",
    "/css/colors/silver-metallic",
    "/hex/aaa9ad",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/gray",
      "/colors/by-temperature/neutral",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/silver-metallic"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/dark-gray",
      "/colors/dark-grey",
      "/colors/galvanized-steel",
      "/colors/greige",
      "/colors/mushroom",
      "/compare/dark-gray-vs-silver-metallic",
      "/compare/dark-grey-vs-silver-metallic",
      "/compare/galvanized-steel-vs-silver-metallic",
      "/harmonies/silver-metallic",
      "/wcag/silver-metallic",
      "/css/colors/silver-metallic",
      "/hex/aaa9ad",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#ACADA9",
      "#A9AAAD",
      "#ACA9AD"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#ABABAB",
      "#D8D8DA"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#D8D8DA",
      "#ABABAB"
    ]
  }
}
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Similar Colors

Dark Gray#A9A9A9
Dark Grey#A9A9A9
Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4
Greige#B0A999
Mushroom#B7A99A

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