What color is #AA9689?

#AA9689 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9689?

The RGB value is 170, 150, 137: 170 red, 150 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9689?

The complementary color is #899DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9689?

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.

#AA9689 color

#AA9689 rgb(170, 150, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9689 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 58.8% green and 53.7% blue (170, 150, 137).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AA9689 color codes

HEX	`#AA9689`
RGB	`rgb(170, 150, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 58.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.48, 5.25, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.48, 10.92, 61.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.999, 32.166, 28.185)`
Decimal	`11179657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9689, 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 #AA9689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9689 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 #AA9689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9689; }
.text { color: #aa9689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 150 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9689, #aaa789); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AA9689?: #AA9689 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9689?: The RGB value is 170, 150, 137: 170 red, 150 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9689?: The complementary color is #899DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9689?: 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.