What color is #AA988A?

#AA988A 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 #AA988A?

The RGB value is 170, 152, 138: 170 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA988A?

The complementary color is #8A9CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA988A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA988A color

#AA988A rgb(170, 152, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA988A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 59.6% green and 54.1% blue (170, 152, 138).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#AA988A color codes

HEX	`#AA988A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 152, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 59.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.03, 4.3, 9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.03, 10.69, 66.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.393, 32.838, 28.672)`
Decimal	`11180170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA988A, 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 #AA988A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA988A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #AA988A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa988a; }
.text { color: #aa988a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa988a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 152 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa988a, #aaa88a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AA988A?: #AA988A 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 #AA988A?: The RGB value is 170, 152, 138: 170 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA988A?: The complementary color is #8A9CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA988A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.