What color is #AA647C?

#AA647C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA647C?

The RGB value is 170, 100, 124: 170 red, 100 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA647C?

The complementary color is #64AA92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA647C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA647C color

#AA647C rgb(170, 100, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AA647C is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 39.2% green and 48.6% blue (170, 100, 124).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 29% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 27% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#AA647C color codes

HEX	`#AA647C`
RGB	`rgb(170, 100, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 39.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 29%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 41%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 27%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, 31.35, -1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 31.37, 357.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.774, 19.117, 21.45)`
Decimal	`11166844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA647C, 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 #AA647C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA647C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	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 #AA647C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa647c; }
.text { color: #aa647c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa647c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 100 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa647c, #aa6f64); }

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Questions

What color is #AA647C?: #AA647C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA647C?: The RGB value is 170, 100, 124: 170 red, 100 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA647C?: The complementary color is #64AA92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA647C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.