What color is #AA878B?

#AA878B 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 #AA878B?

The RGB value is 170, 135, 139: 170 red, 135 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA878B?

The complementary color is #87AAA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA878B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA878B color

#AA878B rgb(170, 135, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #AA878B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 52.9% green and 54.5% blue (170, 135, 139).

Its hue angle is 353°, 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 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#AA878B color codes

HEX	`#AA878B`
RGB	`rgb(170, 135, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 52.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.65, 13.97, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.65, 14.28, 11.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.902, 27.739, 28.2)`
Decimal	`11175819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA878B, 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 #AA878B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA878B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #AA878B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa878b; }
.text { color: #aa878b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa878b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 135 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa878b, #aa9587); }

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Questions

What color is #AA878B?: #AA878B 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 #AA878B?: The RGB value is 170, 135, 139: 170 red, 135 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA878B?: The complementary color is #87AAA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA878B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.