What color is #AA9988?

#AA9988 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Quicksand. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9988?

The RGB value is 170, 153, 136: 170 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9988?

The complementary color is #8899AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9988 color

#AA9988 rgb(170, 153, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9988 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 60% green and 53.3% blue (170, 153, 136).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quicksand (#AC9884), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#AA9988 color codes

HEX	`#AA9988`
RGB	`rgb(170, 153, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 60%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.25, 3.43, 11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.25, 11.73, 73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.413, 33.107, 27.971)`
Decimal	`11180424`
Short hex	`#A98`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9988, 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 #AA9988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #AA9988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9988; }
.text { color: #aa9988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 153 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9988, #aaaa88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AA9988?: #AA9988 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Quicksand. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9988?: The RGB value is 170, 153, 136: 170 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9988?: The complementary color is #8899AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.