What color is #AA898C?

#AA898C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA898C?

The RGB value is 170, 137, 140: 170 red, 137 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA898C?

The complementary color is #89AAA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA898C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA898C color

#AA898C rgb(170, 137, 140)

Shades of red

The hex color #AA898C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 53.7% green and 54.9% blue (170, 137, 140).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#AA898C color codes

HEX	`#AA898C`
RGB	`rgb(170, 137, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 53.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.19, 13.01, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.19, 13.38, 13.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.257, 28.332, 28.681)`
Decimal	`11176332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA898C, 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 #AA898C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA898C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #AA898C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa898c; }
.text { color: #aa898c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa898c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 137 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa898c, #aa9689); }

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Questions

What color is #AA898C?: #AA898C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA898C?: The RGB value is 170, 137, 140: 170 red, 137 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA898C?: The complementary color is #89AAA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA898C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.