What color is #AA91AB?

#AA91AB 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 #AA91AB?

The RGB value is 170, 145, 171: 170 red, 145 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA91AB?

The complementary color is #92AB91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA91AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA91AB color

#AA91AB rgb(170, 145, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA91AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 56.9% green and 67.1% blue (170, 145, 171).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#AA91AB color codes

HEX	`#AA91AB`
RGB	`rgb(170, 145, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 56.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.13, 14.06, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.13, 17.34, 324.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.053, 31.738, 42.852)`
Decimal	`11178411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA91AB, 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 #AA91AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA91AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #AA91AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa91ab; }
.text { color: #aa91ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa91ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 145 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa91ab, #ab919f); }

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Questions

What color is #AA91AB?: #AA91AB 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 #AA91AB?: The RGB value is 170, 145, 171: 170 red, 145 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA91AB?: The complementary color is #92AB91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA91AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.