#aa8991

Color #aa8991

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aa8991

RGB

rgb(170, 137, 145)

HSL

hsl(345.5, 16.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345.5, 19.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.4%, 14.7%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(60.32, 13.84, 0.49)

LCH

lch(60.32, 13.85, 2.03)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0415, 2.07)

HWB

hwb(345.5, 53.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89aaa2

Analogous

#aa89a2

#aa8991

#aa9289

Triadic

#aa8991

#91aa89

#8991aa

Split-complementary

#aa8991

#89aa92

#89a2aa

Tetradic

#aa8991

#aaa289

#89aaa2

#8991aa

Square

#aa8991

#a2aa89

#89aaa2

#9289aa

Shades

Color #aa8991 mixed toward black.

#956b75

#77565e

#594046

#3c2b2f

#1e1517

Tints

Color #aa8991 mixed toward white.

#b89da3

#c6b0b6

#d5c4c8

#e3d8da

#f1ebed

Tones

Color #aa8991 mixed toward gray.

#a78c92

#a58e94

#a29195

#9f9497

#9c9798

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d8f · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#9fa18f · ΔE 23.7

Tritanopia

#a98e8d · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 14.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa8991;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa8991]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#aa8991 (#aa8991) is rgb(170, 137, 145) in RGB.

No, #aa8991 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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