What color is #AA97A3?

#AA97A3 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 #AA97A3?

The RGB value is 170, 151, 163: 170 red, 151 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA97A3?

The complementary color is #97AA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA97A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA97A3 color

#AA97A3 rgb(170, 151, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA97A3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 59.2% green and 63.9% blue (170, 151, 163).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% 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 7.66:1).

#AA97A3 color codes

HEX	`#AA97A3`
RGB	`rgb(170, 151, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 59.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.42, 9.17, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.42, 9.89, 338)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.254, 33.324, 39.271)`
Decimal	`11179939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA97A3, 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 #AA97A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA97A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #AA97A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa97a3; }
.text { color: #aa97a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa97a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 151 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa97a3, #aa979a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA97A3?: #AA97A3 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 #AA97A3?: The RGB value is 170, 151, 163: 170 red, 151 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA97A3?: The complementary color is #97AA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA97A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.