What color is #AA93AF?

#AA93AF 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 #AA93AF?

The RGB value is 170, 147, 175: 170 red, 147 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA93AF?

The complementary color is #98AF93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA93AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA93AF color

#AA93AF rgb(170, 147, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA93AF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 57.6% green and 68.6% blue (170, 147, 175).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#AA93AF color codes

HEX	`#AA93AF`
RGB	`rgb(170, 147, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 57.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.76, 13.72, -11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.76, 17.87, 320.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.748, 32.509, 44.993)`
Decimal	`11178927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA93AF, 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 #AA93AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA93AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #AA93AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa93af; }
.text { color: #aa93af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa93af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 147 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa93af, #af93a6); }

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Questions

What color is #AA93AF?: #AA93AF 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 #AA93AF?: The RGB value is 170, 147, 175: 170 red, 147 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA93AF?: The complementary color is #98AF93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA93AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.