CSS utility

Silver Metallic CSS Utilities

Silver Metallic CSS utilities provide reusable variables and utility classes for #AAA9AD. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the snippet includes background, text, border, surface, RGB token, best text color, and contrast notes for implementation-ready design systems.

Color page #AAA9AD WCAG

Preview Silver Metallic #AAA9AD

Utility Classes

Background.bg-silver-metallic

Text.text-silver-metallic

Border.border-silver-metallic

Surface.surface-silver-metallic

CSS Snippet

:root {
  --color-silver-metallic: #AAA9AD;
  --color-silver-metallic-rgb: 170 169 173;
  --color-silver-metallic-contrast: #111827;
}

.bg-silver-metallic { background-color: var(--color-silver-metallic); }
.text-silver-metallic { color: var(--color-silver-metallic); }
.border-silver-metallic { border-color: var(--color-silver-metallic); }
.surface-silver-metallic {
  background-color: var(--color-silver-metallic);
  color: var(--color-silver-metallic-contrast);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-silver-metallic), #111827 18%);
}
.shadow-silver-metallic { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-silver-metallic-rgb) / 28%); }

Usage Examples

Surface cardUse for panels, labels, badges, and interface accents.

Border accentUse as a soft divider or outline color.

Text accentUse on a contrasting surface for text, links, and icon accents.

Implementation Notes

Best text color#111827

Black contrast8.99:1

White contrast2.34:1

RGB token170 169 173

Luminance0.3994

Black text8.99:1AA Pass

White text2.34:1AA Fail

cssVariablesReusable CSS custom properties

utilityClassesBackground, text, border, surface, and shadow classes

bestTextColorAccessible default foreground token

contrastBlack and white contrast ratios

wcagAA and AAA text color options

relatedEndpointsLinked machine-readable resources

Structured sections

CSS variables

{
  "color": "--color-silver-metallic: #AAA9AD;",
  "rgb": "--color-silver-metallic-rgb: 170 169 173;",
  "contrast": "--color-silver-metallic-contrast: #111827;"
}

Utility classes

{
  "background": ".bg-silver-metallic",
  "text": ".text-silver-metallic",
  "border": ".border-silver-metallic",
  "surface": ".surface-silver-metallic",
  "shadow": ".shadow-silver-metallic"
}

Accessibility

{
  "bestTextColor": "#111827",
  "contrast": {
    "black": 8.99,
    "white": 2.34
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  }
}

Implementation

{
  "useCases": [
    "CSS variables",
    "utility classes",
    "design system tokens",
    "UI surface styling",
    "accessible text pairing"
  ],
  "cssSnippet": ":root {\n  --color-silver-metallic: #AAA9AD;\n  --color-silver-metallic-rgb: 170 169 173;\n  --color-silver-metallic-contrast: #111827;\n}\n\n.bg-silver-metallic { background-color: var(--color-silver-metallic); }\n.text-silver-metallic { color: var(--color-silver-metallic); }\n.border-silver-metallic { border-color: var(--color-silver-metallic); }\n.surface-silver-metallic {\n  background-color: var(--color-silver-metallic);\n  color: var(--color-silver-metallic-contrast);\n  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-silver-metallic), #111827 18%);\n}\n.shadow-silver-metallic { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-silver-metallic-rgb) / 28%); }"
}

Related endpoints

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/silver-metallic.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver-metallic.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "silver-metallic",
  "name": "Silver Metallic",
  "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"
    ]
  },
  "family": "gray",
  "temperature": "neutral",
  "tone": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "bestTextColor": "#111827",
  "cssVariables": {
    "color": "--color-silver-metallic: #AAA9AD;",
    "rgb": "--color-silver-metallic-rgb: 170 169 173;",
    "contrast": "--color-silver-metallic-contrast: #111827;"
  },
  "utilityClasses": {
    "background": ".bg-silver-metallic",
    "text": ".text-silver-metallic",
    "border": ".border-silver-metallic",
    "surface": ".surface-silver-metallic",
    "shadow": ".shadow-silver-metallic"
  },
  "cssSnippet": ":root {\n  --color-silver-metallic: #AAA9AD;\n  --color-silver-metallic-rgb: 170 169 173;\n  --color-silver-metallic-contrast: #111827;\n}\n\n.bg-silver-metallic { background-color: var(--color-silver-metallic); }\n.text-silver-metallic { color: var(--color-silver-metallic); }\n.border-silver-metallic { border-color: var(--color-silver-metallic); }\n.surface-silver-metallic {\n  background-color: var(--color-silver-metallic);\n  color: var(--color-silver-metallic-contrast);\n  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-silver-metallic), #111827 18%);\n}\n.shadow-silver-metallic { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-silver-metallic-rgb) / 28%); }",
  "useCases": [
    "CSS variables",
    "utility classes",
    "design system tokens",
    "UI surface styling",
    "accessible text pairing"
  ],
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/silver-metallic.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver-metallic.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/css/colors/silver-metallic/",
  "colorUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/silver-metallic/",
  "hexUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/aaa9ad/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/silver-metallic.json"
}

Silver Metallic CSS Utilities

Utility Classes

CSS Snippet

Usage Examples

Implementation Notes

Machine-Readable Silver Metallic CSS Utilities (JSON)

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