What color is #AA9E97?

#AA9E97 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9E97?

The RGB value is 170, 158, 151: 170 red, 158 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9E97?

The complementary color is #97A3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9E97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9E97 color

#AA9E97 rgb(170, 158, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9E97 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62% green and 59.2% blue (170, 158, 151).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#AA9E97 color codes

HEX	`#AA9E97`
RGB	`rgb(170, 158, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.93, 3.14, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.93, 6.1, 59.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.39, 35.235, 34.261)`
Decimal	`11181719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9E97, 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 #AA9E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #AA9E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9e97; }
.text { color: #aa9e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 158 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9e97, #aaa897); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA9E97?: #AA9E97 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9E97?: The RGB value is 170, 158, 151: 170 red, 158 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9E97?: The complementary color is #97A3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9E97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.