What color is #AA879B?

#AA879B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA879B?

The RGB value is 170, 135, 155: 170 red, 135 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA879B?

The complementary color is #87AA96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA879B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA879B color

#AA879B rgb(170, 135, 155)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AA879B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 52.9% green and 60.8% blue (170, 135, 155).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#AA879B color codes

HEX	`#AA879B`
RGB	`rgb(170, 135, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 52.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.11, 16.71, -5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.11, 17.61, 341.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.158, 28.242, 34.814)`
Decimal	`11175835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA879B, 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 #AA879B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA879B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #AA879B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa879b; }
.text { color: #aa879b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa879b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 135 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa879b, #aa8789); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA879B?: #AA879B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA879B?: The RGB value is 170, 135, 155: 170 red, 135 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA879B?: The complementary color is #87AA96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA879B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.