What color is #AA82AB?

#AA82AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA82AB?

The RGB value is 170, 130, 171: 170 red, 130 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA82AB?

The complementary color is #83AB82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA82AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA82AB color

#AA82AB rgb(170, 130, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA82AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 51% green and 67.1% blue (170, 130, 171).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#AA82AB color codes

HEX	`#AA82AB`
RGB	`rgb(170, 130, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 51%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 24%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.39, 22.55, -15.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.39, 27.51, 325.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.91, 27.452, 42.138)`
Decimal	`11174571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA82AB, 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 #AA82AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA82AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #AA82AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa82ab; }
.text { color: #aa82ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa82ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 130 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa82ab, #ab8298); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA82AB?: #AA82AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA82AB?: The RGB value is 170, 130, 171: 170 red, 130 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA82AB?: The complementary color is #83AB82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA82AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.