What color is #AA748B?

#AA748B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA748B?

The RGB value is 170, 116, 139: 170 red, 116 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA748B?

The complementary color is #74AA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA748B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA748B color

#AA748B rgb(170, 116, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AA748B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 45.5% green and 54.5% blue (170, 116, 139).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#AA748B color codes

HEX	`#AA748B`
RGB	`rgb(170, 116, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 45.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.97, 24.72, -3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.97, 25.03, 351.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.483, 22.902, 27.394)`
Decimal	`11170955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA748B, 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 #AA748B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA748B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #AA748B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa748b; }
.text { color: #aa748b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa748b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 116 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa748b, #aa7874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AA748B?: #AA748B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA748B?: The RGB value is 170, 116, 139: 170 red, 116 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA748B?: The complementary color is #74AA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA748B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.