What color is #AA9990?

#AA9990 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 #AA9990?

The RGB value is 170, 153, 144: 170 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9990?

The complementary color is #90A1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9990 color

#AA9990 rgb(170, 153, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9990 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 60% green and 56.5% blue (170, 153, 144).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#AA9990 color codes

HEX	`#AA9990`
RGB	`rgb(170, 153, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 60%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.44, 4.72, 7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.44, 8.44, 56.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.003, 33.343, 31.077)`
Decimal	`11180432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9990, 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 #AA9990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #AA9990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9990; }
.text { color: #aa9990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 153 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9990, #aaa690); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AA9990?: #AA9990 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 #AA9990?: The RGB value is 170, 153, 144: 170 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9990?: The complementary color is #90A1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.