What color is #AA7992?

#AA7992 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 #AA7992?

The RGB value is 170, 121, 146: 170 red, 121 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA7992?

The complementary color is #79AA91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA7992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA7992 color

#AA7992 rgb(170, 121, 146)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AA7992 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 47.5% green and 57.3% blue (170, 121, 146).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#AA7992 color codes

HEX	`#AA7992`
RGB	`rgb(170, 121, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 47.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 14%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.38, 23.06, -5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.38, 23.8, 345.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.603, 24.297, 30.372)`
Decimal	`11172242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA7992, 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 #AA7992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA7992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #AA7992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa7992; }
.text { color: #aa7992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa7992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 121 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa7992, #aa7979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AA7992?: #AA7992 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 #AA7992?: The RGB value is 170, 121, 146: 170 red, 121 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA7992?: The complementary color is #79AA91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA7992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.