What color is #AA1177?

#AA1177 is a dark, vivid rose known as Fabric of Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fabric of Love?

The RGB value is 170, 17, 119: 170 red, 17 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fabric of Love?

The complementary color is #11AA44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA1177?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fabric of Love color: hex code #AA1177

#AA1177 rgb(170, 17, 119)

Shades of purple

Fabric of Love has the hex code #AA1177. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 6.7% green and 46.7% blue (170, 17, 119).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 82% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 30% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

Fabric of Love (#AA1177) color codes

HEX	`#AA1177`
RGB	`rgb(170, 17, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 6.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 82%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 90%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 30%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.34, 63.7, -16.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.34, 65.88, 345.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.109, 10.281, 18.375)`
Decimal	`11145591`
Short hex	`#A17`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fabric of Love, 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 #AA1177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA1177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	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 #AA1177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa1177; }
.text { color: #aa1177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa1177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 17 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa1177, #aa112b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

See #AA1177 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA1177?: #AA1177 is a dark, vivid rose known as Fabric of Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fabric of Love?: The RGB value is 170, 17, 119: 170 red, 17 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fabric of Love?: The complementary color is #11AA44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA1177?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.