What color is #AA3377?

#AA3377 is a moderate rose known as Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Plum Kingdom?

The RGB value is 170, 51, 119: 170 red, 51 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Plum Kingdom?

The complementary color is #33AA66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA3377?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Plum Kingdom color: hex code #AA3377

#AA3377 rgb(170, 51, 119)

Shades of pink

Plum Kingdom has the hex code #AA3377. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 20% green and 46.7% blue (170, 51, 119).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 54% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 30% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

Plum Kingdom (#AA3377) color codes

HEX	`#AA3377`
RGB	`rgb(170, 51, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 20%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 54%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 70%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 30%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.61, 54.41, -11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.61, 55.68, 347.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.092, 12.248, 18.702)`
Decimal	`11154295`
Short hex	`#A37`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Plum Kingdom, 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 #AA3377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA3377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #AA3377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa3377; }
.text { color: #aa3377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa3377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 51 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa3377, #aa333b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

See #AA3377 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA3377?: #AA3377 is a moderate rose known as Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Plum Kingdom?: The RGB value is 170, 51, 119: 170 red, 51 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Plum Kingdom?: The complementary color is #33AA66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA3377?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.