What color is #AA939E?

#AA939E is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA939E?

The RGB value is 170, 147, 158: 170 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA939E?

The complementary color is #93AA9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA939E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA939E color

#AA939E rgb(170, 147, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA939E is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 57.6% green and 62% blue (170, 147, 158).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#AA939E color codes

HEX	`#AA939E`
RGB	`rgb(170, 147, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 57.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.25, 10.49, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.25, 10.81, 346)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.182, 31.883, 36.747)`
Decimal	`11178910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA939E, 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 #AA939E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA939E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #AA939E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa939e; }
.text { color: #aa939e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa939e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 147 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa939e, #aa9393); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA939E?: #AA939E is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA939E?: The RGB value is 170, 147, 158: 170 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA939E?: The complementary color is #93AA9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA939E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.