What color is #AA9590?

#AA9590 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9590?

The RGB value is 170, 149, 144: 170 red, 149 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9590?

The complementary color is #90A5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9590?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9590 color

#AA9590 rgb(170, 149, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9590 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 58.4% green and 56.5% blue (170, 149, 144).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#AA9590 color codes

HEX	`#AA9590`
RGB	`rgb(170, 149, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 58.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.39, 6.94, 5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.39, 8.85, 38.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.359, 32.055, 30.863)`
Decimal	`11179408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9590, 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 #AA9590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #AA9590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9590; }
.text { color: #aa9590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 149 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9590, #aaa290); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AA9590?: #AA9590 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9590?: The RGB value is 170, 149, 144: 170 red, 149 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9590?: The complementary color is #90A5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9590?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.