What color is #AA7B84?

#AA7B84 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 #AA7B84?

The RGB value is 170, 123, 132: 170 red, 123 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA7B84?

The complementary color is #7BAAA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA7B84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA7B84 color

#AA7B84 rgb(170, 123, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #AA7B84 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 48.2% green and 51.8% blue (170, 123, 132).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 22% 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 5.88:1).

#AA7B84 color codes

HEX	`#AA7B84`
RGB	`rgb(170, 123, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 48.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 22%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.47, 19.65, 2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.47, 19.79, 6.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.826, 24.379, 25.065)`
Decimal	`11172740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA7B84, 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 #AA7B84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA7B84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #AA7B84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa7b84; }
.text { color: #aa7b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa7b84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 123 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa7b84, #aa897b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AA7B84?: #AA7B84 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 #AA7B84?: The RGB value is 170, 123, 132: 170 red, 123 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA7B84?: The complementary color is #7BAAA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA7B84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.