What color is #AA9BA2?

#AA9BA2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9BA2?

The RGB value is 170, 155, 162: 170 red, 155 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9BA2?

The complementary color is #9BAAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9BA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9BA2 color

#AA9BA2 rgb(170, 155, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9BA2 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 60.8% green and 63.5% blue (170, 155, 162).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#AA9BA2 color codes

HEX	`#AA9BA2`
RGB	`rgb(170, 155, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 60.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.43, 6.76, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.43, 6.96, 346.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.82, 34.598, 39.019)`
Decimal	`11180962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9BA2, 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 #AA9BA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9BA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #AA9BA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9ba2; }
.text { color: #aa9ba2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9ba2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 155 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9ba2, #aa9b9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA9BA2?: #AA9BA2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9BA2?: The RGB value is 170, 155, 162: 170 red, 155 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9BA2?: The complementary color is #9BAAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9BA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.