What color is #AA7185?

#AA7185 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA7185?

The RGB value is 170, 113, 133: 170 red, 113 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA7185?

The complementary color is #71AA96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA7185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA7185 color

#AA7185 rgb(170, 113, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AA7185 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 44.3% green and 52.2% blue (170, 113, 133).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#AA7185 color codes

HEX	`#AA7185`
RGB	`rgb(170, 113, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 44.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 22%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.08, 25.46, -1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.08, 25.51, 356.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.717, 22.051, 25.035)`
Decimal	`11170181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA7185, 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 #AA7185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA7185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #AA7185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa7185; }
.text { color: #aa7185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa7185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 113 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa7185, #aa7971); }

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Questions

What color is #AA7185?: #AA7185 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA7185?: The RGB value is 170, 113, 133: 170 red, 113 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA7185?: The complementary color is #71AA96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA7185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.