What color is #AA81A2?

#AA81A2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA81A2?

The RGB value is 170, 129, 162: 170 red, 129 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA81A2?

The complementary color is #81AA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA81A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA81A2 color

#AA81A2 rgb(170, 129, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA81A2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 50.6% green and 63.5% blue (170, 129, 162).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#AA81A2 color codes

HEX	`#AA81A2`
RGB	`rgb(170, 129, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 50.6%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.84, 21.39, -11.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.84, 24.26, 331.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.949, 26.856, 37.729)`
Decimal	`11174306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA81A2, 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 #AA81A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA81A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #AA81A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa81a2; }
.text { color: #aa81a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa81a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 129 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa81a2, #aa818d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA81A2?: #AA81A2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA81A2?: The RGB value is 170, 129, 162: 170 red, 129 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA81A2?: The complementary color is #81AA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA81A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.