What color is #AA929F?

#AA929F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA929F?

The RGB value is 170, 146, 159: 170 red, 146 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA929F?

The complementary color is #92AA9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA929F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA929F color

#AA929F rgb(170, 146, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA929F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 57.3% green and 62.4% blue (170, 146, 159).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#AA929F color codes

HEX	`#AA929F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 146, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 57.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.02, 11.23, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.02, 11.77, 342.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.114, 31.608, 37.151)`
Decimal	`11178655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA929F, 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 #AA929F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA929F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #AA929F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa929f; }
.text { color: #aa929f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa929f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 146 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa929f, #aa9293); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA929F?: #AA929F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA929F?: The RGB value is 170, 146, 159: 170 red, 146 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA929F?: The complementary color is #92AA9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA929F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.