What color is #AA7677?

#AA7677 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA7677?

The RGB value is 170, 118, 119: 170 red, 118 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA7677?

The complementary color is #76AAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA7677?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA7677 color

#AA7677 rgb(170, 118, 119)

Shades of red

The hex color #AA7677 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 46.3% green and 46.7% blue (170, 118, 119).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 30% 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 5.57:1).

#AA7677 color codes

HEX	`#AA7677`
RGB	`rgb(170, 118, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 46.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 30%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.9, 20.56, 7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.9, 21.94, 20.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.386, 22.836, 20.467)`
Decimal	`11171447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA7677, 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 #AA7677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA7677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #AA7677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa7677; }
.text { color: #aa7677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa7677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 118 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa7677, #aa8f76); }

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Questions

What color is #AA7677?: #AA7677 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA7677?: The RGB value is 170, 118, 119: 170 red, 118 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA7677?: The complementary color is #76AAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA7677?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.