What color is #AA9397?

#AA9397 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9397?

The RGB value is 170, 147, 151: 170 red, 147 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9397?

The complementary color is #93AAA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9397 color

#AA9397 rgb(170, 147, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9397 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 57.6% green and 59.2% blue (170, 147, 151).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#AA9397 color codes

HEX	`#AA9397`
RGB	`rgb(170, 147, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 57.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.05, 9.25, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.05, 9.31, 6.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.597, 31.649, 33.664)`
Decimal	`11178903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9397, 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 #AA9397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #AA9397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9397; }
.text { color: #aa9397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 147 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9397, #aa9b93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AA9397?: #AA9397 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9397?: The RGB value is 170, 147, 151: 170 red, 147 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9397?: The complementary color is #93AAA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.