What color is #AA999A?

#AA999A is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA999A?

The RGB value is 170, 153, 154: 170 red, 153 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA999A?

The complementary color is #99AAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA999A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA999A color

#AA999A rgb(170, 153, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA999A is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 60% green and 60.4% blue (170, 153, 154).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#AA999A color codes

HEX	`#AA999A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 153, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 60%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.69, 6.43, 1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.69, 6.66, 15.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.801, 33.662, 35.282)`
Decimal	`11180442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA999A, 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 #AA999A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA999A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #AA999A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa999a; }
.text { color: #aa999a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa999a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 153 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa999a, #aaa199); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AA999A?: #AA999A is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA999A?: The RGB value is 170, 153, 154: 170 red, 153 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA999A?: The complementary color is #99AAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA999A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.