What color is #AA9E8E?

#AA9E8E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9E8E?

The RGB value is 170, 158, 142: 170 red, 158 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9E8E?

The complementary color is #8E9AAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9E8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9E8E color

#AA9E8E rgb(170, 158, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9E8E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62% green and 55.7% blue (170, 158, 142).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#AA9E8E color codes

HEX	`#AA9E8E`
RGB	`rgb(170, 158, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.71, 1.63, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.71, 10.07, 80.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.687, 34.953, 30.558)`
Decimal	`11181710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9E8E, 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 #AA9E8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9E8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #AA9E8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9e8e; }
.text { color: #aa9e8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9e8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 158 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9e8e, #a8aa8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AA9E8E?: #AA9E8E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9E8E?: The RGB value is 170, 158, 142: 170 red, 158 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9E8E?: The complementary color is #8E9AAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9E8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.