What color is #AA8CA4?

#AA8CA4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8CA4?

The RGB value is 170, 140, 164: 170 red, 140 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8CA4?

The complementary color is #8CAA92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8CA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8CA4 color

#AA8CA4 rgb(170, 140, 164)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA8CA4 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 54.9% green and 64.3% blue (170, 140, 164).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#AA8CA4 color codes

HEX	`#AA8CA4`
RGB	`rgb(170, 140, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 54.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.64, 15.54, -8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.64, 17.66, 331.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.656, 29.983, 39.182)`
Decimal	`11177124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8CA4, 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 #AA8CA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8CA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #AA8CA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8ca4; }
.text { color: #aa8ca4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8ca4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 140 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8ca4, #aa8c95); }

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Questions

What color is #AA8CA4?: #AA8CA4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8CA4?: The RGB value is 170, 140, 164: 170 red, 140 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8CA4?: The complementary color is #8CAA92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8CA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.