What color is #AA8980?

#AA8980 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8980?

The RGB value is 170, 137, 128: 170 red, 137 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8980?

The complementary color is #80A1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8980?

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.

#AA8980 color

#AA8980 rgb(170, 137, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA8980 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 53.7% green and 50.2% blue (170, 137, 128).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AA8980 color codes

HEX	`#AA8980`
RGB	`rgb(170, 137, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 53.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 25%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.89, 11.13, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.89, 14.68, 40.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.42, 27.997, 24.272)`
Decimal	`11176320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8980, 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 #AA8980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8980 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 #AA8980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8980; }
.text { color: #aa8980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 137 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8980, #aa9e80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AA8980?: #AA8980 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8980?: The RGB value is 170, 137, 128: 170 red, 137 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8980?: The complementary color is #80A1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8980?: 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.