What color is #AA9699?

#AA9699 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 #AA9699?

The RGB value is 170, 150, 153: 170 red, 150 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9699?

The complementary color is #96AAA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9699?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9699 color

#AA9699 rgb(170, 150, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9699 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 58.8% green and 60% blue (170, 150, 153).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#AA9699 color codes

HEX	`#AA9699`
RGB	`rgb(170, 150, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 58.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.88, 7.92, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.88, 8, 8.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.233, 32.659, 34.684)`
Decimal	`11179673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9699, 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 #AA9699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9699 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #AA9699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9699; }
.text { color: #aa9699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 150 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9699, #aa9d96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AA9699?: #AA9699 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 #AA9699?: The RGB value is 170, 150, 153: 170 red, 150 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9699?: The complementary color is #96AAA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9699?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.