What color is #AA9D9F?

#AA9D9F is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9D9F?

The RGB value is 170, 157, 159: 170 red, 157 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9D9F?

The complementary color is #9DAAA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9D9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9D9F color

#AA9D9F rgb(170, 157, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9D9F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 61.6% green and 62.4% blue (170, 157, 159).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 7% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#AA9D9F color codes

HEX	`#AA9D9F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 157, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 61.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 7%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.88, 5.1, 0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.88, 5.14, 7.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.892, 35.164, 37.743)`
Decimal	`11181471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9D9F, 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 #AA9D9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9D9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #AA9D9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9d9f; }
.text { color: #aa9d9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9d9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 157 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9d9f, #aaa29d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AA9D9F?: #AA9D9F is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9D9F?: The RGB value is 170, 157, 159: 170 red, 157 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9D9F?: The complementary color is #9DAAA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9D9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.