What color is #AA84AC?

#AA84AC 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 #AA84AC?

The RGB value is 170, 132, 172: 170 red, 132 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA84AC?

The complementary color is #86AC84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA84AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA84AC color

#AA84AC rgb(170, 132, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA84AC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 51.8% green and 67.5% blue (170, 132, 172).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#AA84AC color codes

HEX	`#AA84AC`
RGB	`rgb(170, 132, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 51.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 23%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.91, 21.61, -15.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.91, 26.62, 324.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.274, 28.028, 42.732)`
Decimal	`11175084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA84AC, 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 #AA84AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA84AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #AA84AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa84ac; }
.text { color: #aa84ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa84ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 132 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa84ac, #ac849a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA84AC?: #AA84AC 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 #AA84AC?: The RGB value is 170, 132, 172: 170 red, 132 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA84AC?: The complementary color is #86AC84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA84AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.