What color is #AA8899?

#AA8899 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8899?

The RGB value is 170, 136, 153: 170 red, 136 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8899?

The complementary color is #88AA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8899 color

#AA8899 rgb(170, 136, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AA8899 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 53.3% green and 60% blue (170, 136, 153).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#AA8899 color codes

HEX	`#AA8899`
RGB	`rgb(170, 136, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 53.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 10%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.3, 15.79, -4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.3, 16.32, 345.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.131, 28.455, 33.983)`
Decimal	`11176089`
Short hex	`#A89`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8899, 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 #AA8899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #AA8899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8899; }
.text { color: #aa8899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 136 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8899, #aa8888); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA8899?: #AA8899 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8899?: The RGB value is 170, 136, 153: 170 red, 136 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8899?: The complementary color is #88AA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.