What color is #AA868B?

#AA868B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA868B?

The RGB value is 170, 134, 139: 170 red, 134 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA868B?

The complementary color is #86AAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA868B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA868B color

#AA868B rgb(170, 134, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #AA868B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 52.5% green and 54.5% blue (170, 134, 139).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#AA868B color codes

HEX	`#AA868B`
RGB	`rgb(170, 134, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 52.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.4, 14.54, 2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.4, 14.77, 10.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.763, 27.461, 28.154)`
Decimal	`11175563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA868B, 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 #AA868B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA868B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #AA868B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa868b; }
.text { color: #aa868b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa868b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 134 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa868b, #aa9386); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA868B?: #AA868B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA868B?: The RGB value is 170, 134, 139: 170 red, 134 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA868B?: The complementary color is #86AAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA868B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.