What color is #AA90A7?

#AA90A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA90A7?

The RGB value is 170, 144, 167: 170 red, 144 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA90A7?

The complementary color is #90AA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA90A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA90A7 color

#AA90A7 rgb(170, 144, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA90A7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 56.5% green and 65.5% blue (170, 144, 167).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#AA90A7 color codes

HEX	`#AA90A7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 144, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 56.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.75, 13.85, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.75, 16.23, 328.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.525, 31.283, 40.824)`
Decimal	`11178151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA90A7, 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 #AA90A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA90A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #AA90A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa90a7; }
.text { color: #aa90a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa90a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 144 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa90a7, #aa909a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA90A7?: #AA90A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA90A7?: The RGB value is 170, 144, 167: 170 red, 144 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA90A7?: The complementary color is #90AA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA90A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.