What color is #AA78AF?

#AA78AF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA78AF?

The RGB value is 170, 120, 175: 170 red, 120 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA78AF?

The complementary color is #7DAF78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA78AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA78AF color

#AA78AF rgb(170, 120, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA78AF is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 47.1% green and 68.6% blue (170, 120, 175).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#AA78AF color codes

HEX	`#AA78AF`
RGB	`rgb(170, 120, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 47.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 31%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.15, 28.99, -21.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.15, 36.08, 323.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.031, 25.075, 43.754)`
Decimal	`11172015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA78AF, 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 #AA78AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA78AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #AA78AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa78af; }
.text { color: #aa78af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa78af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 120 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa78af, #af7899); }

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Questions

What color is #AA78AF?: #AA78AF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA78AF?: The RGB value is 170, 120, 175: 170 red, 120 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA78AF?: The complementary color is #7DAF78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA78AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.