What color is #AA91A6?

#AA91A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA91A6?

The RGB value is 170, 145, 166: 170 red, 145 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA91A6?

The complementary color is #91AA95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA91A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA91A6 color

#AA91A6 rgb(170, 145, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA91A6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 56.9% green and 65.1% blue (170, 145, 166).

Its hue angle is 310°, 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 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#AA91A6 color codes

HEX	`#AA91A6`
RGB	`rgb(170, 145, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 56.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, 13.1, -7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 15.12, 330.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.585, 31.551, 40.39)`
Decimal	`11178406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA91A6, 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 #AA91A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA91A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #AA91A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa91a6; }
.text { color: #aa91a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa91a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 145 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa91a6, #aa919a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA91A6?: #AA91A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA91A6?: The RGB value is 170, 145, 166: 170 red, 145 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA91A6?: The complementary color is #91AA95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA91A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.