What color is #AA9BA4?

#AA9BA4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9BA4?

The RGB value is 170, 155, 164: 170 red, 155 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9BA4?

The complementary color is #9BAAA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9BA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9BA4 color

#AA9BA4 rgb(170, 155, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9BA4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 60.8% green and 64.3% blue (170, 155, 164).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#AA9BA4 color codes

HEX	`#AA9BA4`
RGB	`rgb(170, 155, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 60.8%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.49, 7.13, -2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.49, 7.62, 339.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.999, 34.67, 39.963)`
Decimal	`11180964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9BA4, 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 #AA9BA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9BA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #AA9BA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9ba4; }
.text { color: #aa9ba4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9ba4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 155 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9ba4, #aa9b9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA9BA4?: #AA9BA4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9BA4?: The RGB value is 170, 155, 164: 170 red, 155 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9BA4?: The complementary color is #9BAAA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9BA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.