What color is #AA496A?

#AA496A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Hot. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA496A?

The RGB value is 170, 73, 106: 170 red, 73 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA496A?

The complementary color is #49AA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA496A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA496A color

#AA496A rgb(170, 73, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AA496A is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 28.6% green and 41.6% blue (170, 73, 106).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 40% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 38% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hot (#AC4362), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#AA496A color codes

HEX	`#AA496A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 73, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 28.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 40%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 57%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 38%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.74, 43.15, 0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.74, 43.16, 1.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.563, 14.354, 15.268)`
Decimal	`11159914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA496A, 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 #AA496A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA496A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #AA496A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa496a; }
.text { color: #aa496a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa496a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 73 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa496a, #aa5849); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #AA496A?: #AA496A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Hot. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA496A?: The RGB value is 170, 73, 106: 170 red, 73 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA496A?: The complementary color is #49AA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA496A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.