What color is #AA9094?

#AA9094 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9094?

The RGB value is 170, 144, 148: 170 red, 144 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9094?

The complementary color is #90AAA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9094?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9094 color

#AA9094 rgb(170, 144, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9094 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 56.5% green and 58% blue (170, 144, 148).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#AA9094 color codes

HEX	`#AA9094`
RGB	`rgb(170, 144, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 56.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.2, 10.41, 1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.2, 10.52, 8.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.896, 30.632, 32.244)`
Decimal	`11178132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9094, 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 #AA9094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9094 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #AA9094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9094; }
.text { color: #aa9094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 144 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9094, #aa9990); }

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Questions

What color is #AA9094?: #AA9094 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9094?: The RGB value is 170, 144, 148: 170 red, 144 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9094?: The complementary color is #90AAA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9094?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.