What color is #AA909A?

#AA909A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA909A?

The RGB value is 170, 144, 154: 170 red, 144 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA909A?

The complementary color is #90AAA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA909A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA909A color

#AA909A rgb(170, 144, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA909A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 56.5% green and 60.4% blue (170, 144, 154).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#AA909A color codes

HEX	`#AA909A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 144, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 56.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.36, 11.46, -1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.36, 11.57, 351.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.383, 30.826, 34.81)`
Decimal	`11178138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA909A, 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 #AA909A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA909A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #AA909A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa909a; }
.text { color: #aa909a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa909a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 144 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa909a, #aa9390); }

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Questions

What color is #AA909A?: #AA909A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA909A?: The RGB value is 170, 144, 154: 170 red, 144 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA909A?: The complementary color is #90AAA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA909A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.