What color is #AA908C?

#AA908C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA908C?

The RGB value is 170, 144, 140: 170 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA908C?

The complementary color is #8CA6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA908C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA908C color

#AA908C rgb(170, 144, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA908C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 56.5% green and 54.9% blue (170, 144, 140).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#AA908C color codes

HEX	`#AA908C`
RGB	`rgb(170, 144, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 56.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.99, 9.07, 5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.99, 10.74, 32.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.284, 30.387, 29.023)`
Decimal	`11178124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA908C, 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 #AA908C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA908C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #AA908C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa908c; }
.text { color: #aa908c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa908c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 144 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa908c, #aa9f8c); }

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Questions

What color is #AA908C?: #AA908C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA908C?: The RGB value is 170, 144, 140: 170 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA908C?: The complementary color is #8CA6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA908C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.