What color is #AA797F?

#AA797F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA797F?

The RGB value is 170, 121, 127: 170 red, 121 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA797F?

The complementary color is #79AAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA797F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA797F color

#AA797F rgb(170, 121, 127)

Shades of red

The hex color #AA797F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 47.5% green and 49.8% blue (170, 121, 127).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#AA797F color codes

HEX	`#AA797F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 121, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 47.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 25%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.84, 20.02, 4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.84, 20.49, 12.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.246, 23.755, 23.225)`
Decimal	`11172223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA797F, 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 #AA797F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA797F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #AA797F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa797f; }
.text { color: #aa797f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa797f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 121 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa797f, #aa8b79); }

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Questions

What color is #AA797F?: #AA797F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA797F?: The RGB value is 170, 121, 127: 170 red, 121 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA797F?: The complementary color is #79AAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA797F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.