What color is #AA8DAB?

#AA8DAB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8DAB?

The RGB value is 170, 141, 171: 170 red, 141 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8DAB?

The complementary color is #8EAB8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8DAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8DAB color

#AA8DAB rgb(170, 141, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA8DAB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 55.3% green and 67.1% blue (170, 141, 171).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#AA8DAB color codes

HEX	`#AA8DAB`
RGB	`rgb(170, 141, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 55.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 18%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, 16.32, -11.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 20.06, 324.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.452, 30.537, 42.652)`
Decimal	`11177387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8DAB, 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 #AA8DAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA8DAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AA8DAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8dab; }
.text { color: #aa8dab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8dab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 141 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8dab, #ab8d9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #AA8DAB?: #AA8DAB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8DAB?: The RGB value is 170, 141, 171: 170 red, 141 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8DAB?: The complementary color is #8EAB8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8DAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.