What color is #AA0C7F?

#AA0C7F is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Katy Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA0C7F?

The RGB value is 170, 12, 127: 170 red, 12 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA0C7F?

The complementary color is #0CAA37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA0C7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA0C7F color

#AA0C7F rgb(170, 12, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA0C7F is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 4.7% green and 49.8% blue (170, 12, 127).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 87% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Katy Berry (#AA0077), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#AA0C7F color codes

HEX	`#AA0C7F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 12, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 4.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 87%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 93%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 25%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.45, 65.34, -21.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.45, 68.84, 341.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.541, 10.344, 20.989)`
Decimal	`11144319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA0C7F, 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 #AA0C7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA0C7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #AA0C7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa0c7f; }
.text { color: #aa0c7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa0c7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 12 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa0c7f, #aa0c30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #AA0C7F?: #AA0C7F is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Katy Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA0C7F?: The RGB value is 170, 12, 127: 170 red, 12 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA0C7F?: The complementary color is #0CAA37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA0C7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.