What color is #AA696F?

#AA696F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA696F?

The RGB value is 170, 105, 111: 170 red, 105 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA696F?

The complementary color is #69AAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA696F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA696F color

#AA696F rgb(170, 105, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #AA696F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 41.2% green and 43.5% blue (170, 105, 111).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 35% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#AA696F color codes

HEX	`#AA696F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 105, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 41.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 38%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 35%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, 26.79, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 27.87, 16.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.499, 19.799, 17.567)`
Decimal	`11168111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA696F, 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 #AA696F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA696F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	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 #AA696F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa696f; }
.text { color: #aa696f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa696f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 105 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa696f, #aa8469); }

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Questions

What color is #AA696F?: #AA696F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA696F?: The RGB value is 170, 105, 111: 170 red, 105 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA696F?: The complementary color is #69AAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA696F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.