What color is #AA91B9?

#AA91B9 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA91B9?

The RGB value is 170, 145, 185: 170 red, 145 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA91B9?

The complementary color is #A0B991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA91B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA91B9 color

#AA91B9 rgb(170, 145, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA91B9 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 56.9% green and 72.5% blue (170, 145, 185).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#AA91B9 color codes

HEX	`#AA91B9`
RGB	`rgb(170, 145, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 56.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 22%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.59, 16.88, -17.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.59, 24.2, 314.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.458, 32.3, 50.256)`
Decimal	`11178425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA91B9, 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 #AA91B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA91B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #AA91B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa91b9; }
.text { color: #aa91b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa91b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 145 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa91b9, #b991b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AA91B9?: #AA91B9 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA91B9?: The RGB value is 170, 145, 185: 170 red, 145 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA91B9?: The complementary color is #A0B991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA91B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.