What color is #AA8F9A?

#AA8F9A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8F9A?

The RGB value is 170, 143, 154: 170 red, 143 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8F9A?

The complementary color is #8FAA9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8F9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8F9A color

#AA8F9A rgb(170, 143, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA8F9A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 56.1% green and 60.4% blue (170, 143, 154).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#AA8F9A color codes

HEX	`#AA8F9A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 143, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 56.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.1, 12.02, -2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.1, 12.19, 350.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.232, 30.525, 34.76)`
Decimal	`11177882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8F9A, 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 #AA8F9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA8F9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #AA8F9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8f9a; }
.text { color: #aa8f9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8f9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 143 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8f9a, #aa928f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA8F9A?: #AA8F9A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8F9A?: The RGB value is 170, 143, 154: 170 red, 143 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8F9A?: The complementary color is #8FAA9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8F9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.