What color is #AA7788?

#AA7788 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 #AA7788?

The RGB value is 170, 119, 136: 170 red, 119 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA7788?

The complementary color is #77AA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA7788?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA7788 color

#AA7788 rgb(170, 119, 136)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AA7788 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 46.7% green and 53.3% blue (170, 119, 136).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#AA7788 color codes

HEX	`#AA7788`
RGB	`rgb(170, 119, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 46.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 20%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.6, 22.54, -1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.6, 22.58, 356.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.619, 23.519, 26.373)`
Decimal	`11171720`
Short hex	`#A78`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA7788, 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 #AA7788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA7788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #AA7788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa7788; }
.text { color: #aa7788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa7788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 119 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa7788, #aa8077); }

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Questions

What color is #AA7788?: #AA7788 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 #AA7788?: The RGB value is 170, 119, 136: 170 red, 119 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA7788?: The complementary color is #77AA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA7788?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.