What color is #AA787B?

#AA787B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA787B?

The RGB value is 170, 120, 123: 170 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA787B?

The complementary color is #78AAA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA787B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA787B color

#AA787B rgb(170, 120, 123)

Shades of red

The hex color #AA787B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 47.1% green and 48.2% blue (170, 120, 123).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#AA787B color codes

HEX	`#AA787B`
RGB	`rgb(170, 120, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 47.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.49, 20, 6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.49, 20.93, 17.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.87, 23.411, 21.838)`
Decimal	`11171963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA787B, 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 #AA787B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA787B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #AA787B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa787b; }
.text { color: #aa787b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa787b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 120 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa787b, #aa8e78); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA787B?: #AA787B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA787B?: The RGB value is 170, 120, 123: 170 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA787B?: The complementary color is #78AAA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA787B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.