What color is #AA908E?

#AA908E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA908E?

The RGB value is 170, 144, 142: 170 red, 144 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA908E?

The complementary color is #8EA8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA908E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA908E color

#AA908E rgb(170, 144, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA908E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 56.5% green and 55.7% blue (170, 144, 142).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#AA908E color codes

HEX	`#AA908E`
RGB	`rgb(170, 144, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 56.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.04, 9.4, 4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.04, 10.5, 26.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.433, 30.446, 29.807)`
Decimal	`11178126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA908E, 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 #AA908E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA908E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #AA908E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa908e; }
.text { color: #aa908e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa908e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 144 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa908e, #aa9e8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA908E?: #AA908E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA908E?: The RGB value is 170, 144, 142: 170 red, 144 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA908E?: The complementary color is #8EA8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA908E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.