What color is #AA7371?

#AA7371 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA7371?

The RGB value is 170, 115, 113: 170 red, 115 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA7371?

The complementary color is #71A8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA7371?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA7371 color

#AA7371 rgb(170, 115, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #AA7371 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 45.1% green and 44.3% blue (170, 115, 113).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 34% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#AA7371 color codes

HEX	`#AA7371`
RGB	`rgb(170, 115, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 45.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 34%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.03, 21.43, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.03, 23.62, 24.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.69, 22.001, 18.513)`
Decimal	`11170673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA7371, 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 #AA7371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA7371 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #AA7371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa7371; }
.text { color: #aa7371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa7371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 115 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa7371, #aa9071); }

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Questions

What color is #AA7371?: #AA7371 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA7371?: The RGB value is 170, 115, 113: 170 red, 115 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA7371?: The complementary color is #71A8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA7371?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.