What color is #AA8385?

#AA8385 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8385?

The RGB value is 170, 131, 133: 170 red, 131 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8385?

The complementary color is #83AAA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8385 color

#AA8385 rgb(170, 131, 133)

Shades of red

The hex color #AA8385 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 51.4% green and 52.2% blue (170, 131, 133).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#AA8385 color codes

HEX	`#AA8385`
RGB	`rgb(170, 131, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 51.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 22%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.48, 15.28, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.48, 15.98, 17.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.928, 26.473, 25.772)`
Decimal	`11174789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8385, 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 #AA8385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #AA8385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8385; }
.text { color: #aa8385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 131 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8385, #aa9483); }

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Questions

What color is #AA8385?: #AA8385 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8385?: The RGB value is 170, 131, 133: 170 red, 131 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8385?: The complementary color is #83AAA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.