What color is #AA8E8A?

#AA8E8A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8E8A?

The RGB value is 170, 142, 138: 170 red, 142 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8E8A?

The complementary color is #8AA6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8E8A?

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.

#AA8E8A color

#AA8E8A rgb(170, 142, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA8E8A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 55.7% green and 54.1% blue (170, 142, 138).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AA8E8A color codes

HEX	`#AA8E8A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 142, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 55.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.42, 9.87, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.42, 11.59, 31.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.838, 29.728, 28.153)`
Decimal	`11177610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8E8A, 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 #AA8E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8E8A 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 #AA8E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8e8a; }
.text { color: #aa8e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 142 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8e8a, #aa9e8a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA8E8A?: #AA8E8A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8E8A?: The RGB value is 170, 142, 138: 170 red, 142 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8E8A?: The complementary color is #8AA6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8E8A?: 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.