What color is #AA0077?

#AA0077 is a dark, vivid magenta known as Katy Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Katy Berry?

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

What is the complementary color of Katy Berry?

The complementary color is #00AA33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA0077?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Katy Berry color: hex code #AA0077

#AA0077 rgb(170, 0, 119)

Shades of purple

Katy Berry has the hex code #AA0077. It is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 0% green and 46.7% blue (170, 0, 119).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 30% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

Katy Berry (#AA0077) color codes

HEX	`#AA0077`
RGB	`rgb(170, 0, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 0%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 30%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.63, 65.79, -17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.63, 68.19, 344.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.908, 9.88, 18.308)`
Decimal	`11141239`
Short hex	`#A07`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Katy Berry, 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 #AA0077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#AA0077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #AA0077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa0077; }
.text { color: #aa0077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa0077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 0 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa0077, #aa0022); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

See #AA0077 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA0077?: #AA0077 is a dark, vivid magenta known as Katy Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Katy Berry?: The RGB value is 170, 0, 119: 170 red, 0 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Katy Berry?: The complementary color is #00AA33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA0077?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.