What color is #AA679D?

#AA679D is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA679D?

The RGB value is 170, 103, 157: 170 red, 103 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA679D?

The complementary color is #67AA74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA679D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA679D color

#AA679D rgb(170, 103, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA679D is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 40.4% green and 61.6% blue (170, 103, 157).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#AA679D color codes

HEX	`#AA679D`
RGB	`rgb(170, 103, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 40.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.6, 35.06, -17.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.6, 39.41, 332.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.513, 20.682, 34.435)`
Decimal	`11167645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA679D, 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 #AA679D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA679D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #AA679D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa679d; }
.text { color: #aa679d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa679d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 103 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa679d, #aa677c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #AA679D?: #AA679D is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA679D?: The RGB value is 170, 103, 157: 170 red, 103 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA679D?: The complementary color is #67AA74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA679D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.