What color is #AA7D89?

#AA7D89 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA7D89?

The RGB value is 170, 125, 137: 170 red, 125 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA7D89?

The complementary color is #7DAA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA7D89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA7D89 color

#AA7D89 rgb(170, 125, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AA7D89 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 49% green and 53.7% blue (170, 125, 137).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#AA7D89 color codes

HEX	`#AA7D89`
RGB	`rgb(170, 125, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 49%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.1, 19.31, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.1, 19.31, 1.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.427, 25.021, 26.994)`
Decimal	`11173257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA7D89, 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 #AA7D89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA7D89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #AA7D89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa7d89; }
.text { color: #aa7d89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa7d89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 125 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa7d89, #aa877d); }

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Questions

What color is #AA7D89?: #AA7D89 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA7D89?: The RGB value is 170, 125, 137: 170 red, 125 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA7D89?: The complementary color is #7DAA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA7D89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.