What color is #AA92AF?

#AA92AF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA92AF?

The RGB value is 170, 146, 175: 170 red, 146 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA92AF?

The complementary color is #97AF92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA92AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA92AF color

#AA92AF rgb(170, 146, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA92AF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 57.3% green and 68.6% blue (170, 146, 175).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#AA92AF color codes

HEX	`#AA92AF`
RGB	`rgb(170, 146, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 57.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.51, 14.28, -11.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.51, 18.55, 320.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.593, 32.199, 44.942)`
Decimal	`11178671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA92AF, 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 #AA92AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA92AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #AA92AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa92af; }
.text { color: #aa92af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa92af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 146 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa92af, #af92a6); }

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Questions

What color is #AA92AF?: #AA92AF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA92AF?: The RGB value is 170, 146, 175: 170 red, 146 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA92AF?: The complementary color is #97AF92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA92AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.