#AA8D99
Taupe · light warm pink
About #AA8D99
#AA8D99 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 55% green and 60% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Taupe (ΔE 11.4); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8DAA9E — a mushroom tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AA8D99 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 6.98:1, a WCAG AA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AA8D99
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #AA8D99 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AA8D99?
#AA8D99 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 55% green and 60% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #AA8D99?
Use black text. Black on #AA8D99 has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #AA8D99?
Its complementary colour is #8DAA9E, and analogous partners are #AA8DA7 and #AA908D.