What color is #AA949C?

#AA949C 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 #AA949C?

The RGB value is 170, 148, 156: 170 red, 148 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA949C?

The complementary color is #94AAA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA949C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA949C color

#AA949C rgb(170, 148, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA949C is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 58% green and 61.2% blue (170, 148, 156).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#AA949C color codes

HEX	`#AA949C`
RGB	`rgb(170, 148, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 58%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.45, 9.57, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.45, 9.64, 352.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.168, 32.127, 35.9)`
Decimal	`11179164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA949C, 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 #AA949C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA949C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #AA949C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa949c; }
.text { color: #aa949c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa949c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 148 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa949c, #aa9794); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA949C?: #AA949C 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 #AA949C?: The RGB value is 170, 148, 156: 170 red, 148 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA949C?: The complementary color is #94AAA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA949C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.