What color is #AA9496?

#AA9496 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 #AA9496?

The RGB value is 170, 148, 150: 170 red, 148 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9496?

The complementary color is #94AAA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9496 color

#AA9496 rgb(170, 148, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9496 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 58% green and 58.8% blue (170, 148, 150).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#AA9496 color codes

HEX	`#AA9496`
RGB	`rgb(170, 148, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 58%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.28, 8.51, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.28, 8.74, 12.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.672, 31.929, 33.29)`
Decimal	`11179158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9496, 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 #AA9496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #AA9496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9496; }
.text { color: #aa9496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 148 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9496, #aa9d94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AA9496?: #AA9496 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 #AA9496?: The RGB value is 170, 148, 150: 170 red, 148 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9496?: The complementary color is #94AAA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.