What color is #AA8EAC?

#AA8EAC 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 #AA8EAC?

The RGB value is 170, 142, 172: 170 red, 142 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8EAC?

The complementary color is #90AC8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8EAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8EAC color

#AA8EAC rgb(170, 142, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA8EAC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 55.7% green and 67.5% blue (170, 142, 172).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 17% 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 7.17:1).

#AA8EAC color codes

HEX	`#AA8EAC`
RGB	`rgb(170, 142, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 55.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.4, 15.95, -11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.4, 19.84, 323.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.696, 30.871, 43.205)`
Decimal	`11177644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8EAC, 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 #AA8EAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA8EAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #AA8EAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8eac; }
.text { color: #aa8eac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8eac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 142 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8eac, #ac8e9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA8EAC?: #AA8EAC 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 #AA8EAC?: The RGB value is 170, 142, 172: 170 red, 142 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8EAC?: The complementary color is #90AC8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8EAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.