What color is #AA8E91?

#AA8E91 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8E91?

The RGB value is 170, 142, 145: 170 red, 142 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8E91?

The complementary color is #8EAAA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8E91 color

#AA8E91 rgb(170, 142, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA8E91 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 55.7% green and 56.9% blue (170, 142, 145).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#AA8E91 color codes

HEX	`#AA8E91`
RGB	`rgb(170, 142, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 55.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.6, 11.02, 2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.6, 11.27, 12.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.361, 29.937, 30.909)`
Decimal	`11177617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8E91, 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 #AA8E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #AA8E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8e91; }
.text { color: #aa8e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 142 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8e91, #aa998e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA8E91?: #AA8E91 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8E91?: The RGB value is 170, 142, 145: 170 red, 142 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8E91?: The complementary color is #8EAAA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.