What color is #AA0069?

#AA0069 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Morbid Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA0069?

The RGB value is 170, 0, 105: 170 red, 0 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA0069?

The complementary color is #00AA41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA0069?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA0069 color

#AA0069 rgb(170, 0, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA0069 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 0% green and 41.2% blue (170, 0, 105).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 38% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Morbid Princess (#9E0E64), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#AA0069 color codes

HEX	`#AA0069`
RGB	`rgb(170, 0, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 0%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 38%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.06, 64.32, -9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.06, 65.09, 351.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.129, 9.569, 14.201)`
Decimal	`11141225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA0069, 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 #AA0069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#AA0069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #AA0069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa0069; }
.text { color: #aa0069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa0069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 0 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa0069, #aa0014); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #AA0069?: #AA0069 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Morbid Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA0069?: The RGB value is 170, 0, 105: 170 red, 0 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA0069?: The complementary color is #00AA41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA0069?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.