What color is #AA7483?

#AA7483 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA7483?

The RGB value is 170, 116, 131: 170 red, 116 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA7483?

The complementary color is #74AA9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA7483?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA7483 color

#AA7483 rgb(170, 116, 131)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AA7483 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 45.5% green and 51.4% blue (170, 116, 131).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#AA7483 color codes

HEX	`#AA7483`
RGB	`rgb(170, 116, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 45.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.74, 23.45, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.74, 23.46, 1.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.92, 22.677, 24.427)`
Decimal	`11170947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA7483, 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 #AA7483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA7483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #AA7483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa7483; }
.text { color: #aa7483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa7483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 116 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa7483, #aa8074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #AA7483?: #AA7483 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA7483?: The RGB value is 170, 116, 131: 170 red, 116 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA7483?: The complementary color is #74AA9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA7483?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.