Information about #AA9396 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly toned earthy red, #AA9396 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Asteroid (#A59692). Slightly further away sit Triple Milestone (#A59591) and Hazy Lavender (#A49591).
In RGB terms — rgb(170, 147, 150) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AA9396: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AA9396 color variations
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#AA9396 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AA9396 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AA9396 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AA9396 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AA9396 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AA9396 color
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Nearest named colors to #AA9396
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A59692
#A59591
#A49591
#A39894
#A8988E
#AC9B9B
#B1948F
#9F9596
#A1949D
#A19A98
#A99F97
#AA9F94
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AA9396
- RGB170, 147, 150
- CMYK0, 9, 8, 33
- CSSrgb(170, 147, 150)
- HSL352°, 12%, 62%
- HSL Precise352.174°, 11.917%, 62.157%
- HSV352°, 14%, 67%
- HSB352°, 14%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.576
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
- GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.576, 0.588)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.576, 0.588, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.576, 0.588)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB57.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAA9396
- DECIMAL ID11178902
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
