What color is #AA3354?

#AA3354 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Minted Blueberry Lemonade. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA3354?

The RGB value is 170, 51, 84: 170 red, 51 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA3354?

The complementary color is #33AA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA3354?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA3354 color

#AA3354 rgb(170, 51, 84)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AA3354 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 20% green and 32.9% blue (170, 51, 84).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 54% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 51% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Minted Blueberry Lemonade (#B32651), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#AA3354 color codes

HEX	`#AA3354`
RGB	`rgb(170, 51, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 20%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 54%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 70%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 51%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.5, 50.66, 8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.5, 51.35, 9.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.363, 11.556, 9.597)`
Decimal	`11154260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA3354, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AA3354	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA3354 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AA3354 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa3354; }
.text { color: #aa3354; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa3354; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 51 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa3354, #aa4d33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #AA3354?: #AA3354 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Minted Blueberry Lemonade. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA3354?: The RGB value is 170, 51, 84: 170 red, 51 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA3354?: The complementary color is #33AA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA3354?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.