What color is #AA8C9E?

#AA8C9E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8C9E?

The RGB value is 170, 140, 158: 170 red, 140 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8C9E?

The complementary color is #8CAA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8C9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8C9E color

#AA8C9E rgb(170, 140, 158)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AA8C9E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 54.9% green and 62% blue (170, 140, 158).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#AA8C9E color codes

HEX	`#AA8C9E`
RGB	`rgb(170, 140, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 54.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.46, 14.43, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.46, 15.36, 339.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.127, 29.772, 36.395)`
Decimal	`11177118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8C9E, 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 #AA8C9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8C9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #AA8C9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8c9e; }
.text { color: #aa8c9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8c9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 140 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8c9e, #aa8c8f); }

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Questions

What color is #AA8C9E?: #AA8C9E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8C9E?: The RGB value is 170, 140, 158: 170 red, 140 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8C9E?: The complementary color is #8CAA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8C9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.