What color is #AA78A0?

#AA78A0 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 #AA78A0?

The RGB value is 170, 120, 160: 170 red, 120 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA78A0?

The complementary color is #78AA82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA78A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA78A0 color

#AA78A0 rgb(170, 120, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA78A0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 47.1% green and 62.7% blue (170, 120, 160).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#AA78A0 color codes

HEX	`#AA78A0`
RGB	`rgb(170, 120, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 47.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.6, 26.12, -13.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.6, 29.47, 332.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.639, 24.518, 36.422)`
Decimal	`11172000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA78A0, 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 #AA78A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA78A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #AA78A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa78a0; }
.text { color: #aa78a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa78a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 120 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa78a0, #aa7887); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA78A0?: #AA78A0 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 #AA78A0?: The RGB value is 170, 120, 160: 170 red, 120 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA78A0?: The complementary color is #78AA82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA78A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.