What color is #AA8793?

#AA8793 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 #AA8793?

The RGB value is 170, 135, 147: 170 red, 135 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8793?

The complementary color is #87AA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8793?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8793 color

#AA8793 rgb(170, 135, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AA8793 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 52.9% green and 57.6% blue (170, 135, 147).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#AA8793 color codes

HEX	`#AA8793`
RGB	`rgb(170, 135, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 52.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 14%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.87, 15.31, -1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.87, 15.36, 355.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.508, 27.982, 31.392)`
Decimal	`11175827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8793, 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 #AA8793	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8793 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #AA8793 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8793; }
.text { color: #aa8793; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8793; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 135 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8793, #aa8d87); }

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Questions

What color is #AA8793?: #AA8793 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 #AA8793?: The RGB value is 170, 135, 147: 170 red, 135 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8793?: The complementary color is #87AA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8793?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.