What color is #AA7391?

#AA7391 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA7391?

The RGB value is 170, 115, 145: 170 red, 115 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA7391?

The complementary color is #73AA8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA7391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA7391 color

#AA7391 rgb(170, 115, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AA7391 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 45.1% green and 56.9% blue (170, 115, 145).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#AA7391 color codes

HEX	`#AA7391`
RGB	`rgb(170, 115, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 45.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.92, 26.28, -7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.92, 27.32, 344.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.819, 22.853, 29.728)`
Decimal	`11170705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA7391, 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 #AA7391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA7391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #AA7391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa7391; }
.text { color: #aa7391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa7391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 115 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa7391, #aa7376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AA7391?: #AA7391 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA7391?: The RGB value is 170, 115, 145: 170 red, 115 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA7391?: The complementary color is #73AA8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA7391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.