What color is #AA6882?

#AA6882 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 #AA6882?

The RGB value is 170, 104, 130: 170 red, 104 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA6882?

The complementary color is #68AA90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA6882?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA6882 color

#AA6882 rgb(170, 104, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AA6882 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 40.8% green and 51% blue (170, 104, 130).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#AA6882 color codes

HEX	`#AA6882`
RGB	`rgb(170, 104, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 40.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.91, 30.03, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.91, 30.19, 354.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.558, 20.06, 23.641)`
Decimal	`11167874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA6882, 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 #AA6882	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA6882 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #AA6882 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa6882; }
.text { color: #aa6882; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa6882; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 104 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa6882, #aa6f68); }

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Questions

What color is #AA6882?: #AA6882 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 #AA6882?: The RGB value is 170, 104, 130: 170 red, 104 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA6882?: The complementary color is #68AA90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA6882?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.