What color is #AA3390?

#AA3390 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Fandango. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA3390?

The RGB value is 170, 51, 144: 170 red, 51 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA3390?

The complementary color is #33AA4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA3390?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA3390 color

#AA3390 rgb(170, 51, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA3390 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 20% green and 56.5% blue (170, 51, 144).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 54% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Fandango (#B53389), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#AA3390 color codes

HEX	`#AA3390`
RGB	`rgb(170, 51, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 20%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 54%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 70%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.66, 57.82, -25.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.66, 63.22, 336.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.796, 12.929, 27.675)`
Decimal	`11154320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA3390, 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 #AA3390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA3390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #AA3390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa3390; }
.text { color: #aa3390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa3390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 51 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa3390, #aa3354); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #AA3390?: #AA3390 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Fandango. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA3390?: The RGB value is 170, 51, 144: 170 red, 51 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA3390?: The complementary color is #33AA4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA3390?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.