What color is #AA9C97?

#AA9C97 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9C97?

The RGB value is 170, 156, 151: 170 red, 156 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9C97?

The complementary color is #97A5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9C97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9C97 color

#AA9C97 rgb(170, 156, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9C97 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 61.2% green and 59.2% blue (170, 156, 151).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#AA9C97 color codes

HEX	`#AA9C97`
RGB	`rgb(170, 156, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 61.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.4, 4.24, 4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.4, 6.16, 46.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.051, 34.558, 34.149)`
Decimal	`11181207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9C97, 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 #AA9C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #AA9C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9c97; }
.text { color: #aa9c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 156 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9c97, #aaa697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AA9C97?: #AA9C97 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9C97?: The RGB value is 170, 156, 151: 170 red, 156 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9C97?: The complementary color is #97A5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9C97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.