What color is #AA8E9E?

#AA8E9E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8E9E?

The RGB value is 170, 142, 158: 170 red, 142 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8E9E?

The complementary color is #8EAA9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8E9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8E9E color

#AA8E9E rgb(170, 142, 158)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AA8E9E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 55.7% green and 62% blue (170, 142, 158).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#AA8E9E color codes

HEX	`#AA8E9E`
RGB	`rgb(170, 142, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 55.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.96, 13.3, -4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.96, 14.04, 341.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.422, 30.361, 36.494)`
Decimal	`11177630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8E9E, 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 #AA8E9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA8E9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AA8E9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8e9e; }
.text { color: #aa8e9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8e9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 142 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8e9e, #aa8e90); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA8E9E?: #AA8E9E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8E9E?: The RGB value is 170, 142, 158: 170 red, 142 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8E9E?: The complementary color is #8EAA9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8E9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.