What color is #AA759E?

#AA759E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA759E?

The RGB value is 170, 117, 158: 170 red, 117 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA759E?

The complementary color is #75AA81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA759E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA759E color

#AA759E rgb(170, 117, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA759E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 45.9% green and 62% blue (170, 117, 158).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#AA759E color codes

HEX	`#AA759E`
RGB	`rgb(170, 117, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 45.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.82, 27.44, -13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.82, 30.66, 333.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.11, 23.738, 35.39)`
Decimal	`11171230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA759E, 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 #AA759E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA759E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #AA759E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa759e; }
.text { color: #aa759e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa759e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 117 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa759e, #aa7584); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA759E?: #AA759E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA759E?: The RGB value is 170, 117, 158: 170 red, 117 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA759E?: The complementary color is #75AA81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA759E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.