What color is #AA92A7?

#AA92A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA92A7?

The RGB value is 170, 146, 167: 170 red, 146 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA92A7?

The complementary color is #92AA95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA92A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA92A7 color

#AA92A7 rgb(170, 146, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA92A7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 57.3% green and 65.5% blue (170, 146, 167).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#AA92A7 color codes

HEX	`#AA92A7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 146, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 57.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.26, 12.73, -7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.26, 14.87, 328.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.831, 31.894, 40.926)`
Decimal	`11178663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA92A7, 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 #AA92A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA92A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #AA92A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa92a7; }
.text { color: #aa92a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa92a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 146 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa92a7, #aa929b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA92A7?: #AA92A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA92A7?: The RGB value is 170, 146, 167: 170 red, 146 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA92A7?: The complementary color is #92AA95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA92A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.