What color is #AA88B8?

#AA88B8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA88B8?

The RGB value is 170, 136, 184: 170 red, 136 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA88B8?

The complementary color is #96B888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA88B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA88B8 color

#AA88B8 rgb(170, 136, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA88B8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 53.3% green and 72.2% blue (170, 136, 184).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#AA88B8 color codes

HEX	`#AA88B8`
RGB	`rgb(170, 136, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 53.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.32, 21.77, -20.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.32, 29.71, 317.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.032, 29.616, 49.262)`
Decimal	`11176120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA88B8, 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 #AA88B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA88B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #AA88B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa88b8; }
.text { color: #aa88b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa88b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 136 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa88b8, #b888ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA88B8?: #AA88B8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA88B8?: The RGB value is 170, 136, 184: 170 red, 136 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA88B8?: The complementary color is #96B888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA88B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.