What color is #AA9788?

#AA9788 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 #AA9788?

The RGB value is 170, 151, 136: 170 red, 151 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9788?

The complementary color is #889BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9788?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9788 color

#AA9788 rgb(170, 151, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9788 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 59.2% green and 53.3% blue (170, 151, 136).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#AA9788 color codes

HEX	`#AA9788`
RGB	`rgb(170, 151, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 59.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.72, 4.54, 10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.72, 11.41, 66.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.088, 32.458, 27.862)`
Decimal	`11179912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9788, 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 #AA9788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #AA9788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9788; }
.text { color: #aa9788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 151 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9788, #aaa888); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AA9788?: #AA9788 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 #AA9788?: The RGB value is 170, 151, 136: 170 red, 151 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9788?: The complementary color is #889BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9788?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.