What color is #AA94A5?

#AA94A5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA94A5?

The RGB value is 170, 148, 165: 170 red, 148 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA94A5?

The complementary color is #94AA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA94A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA94A5 color

#AA94A5 rgb(170, 148, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA94A5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 58% green and 64.7% blue (170, 148, 165).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#AA94A5 color codes

HEX	`#AA94A5`
RGB	`rgb(170, 148, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 58%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.71, 11.22, -5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.71, 12.68, 332.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.958, 32.443, 40.063)`
Decimal	`11179173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA94A5, 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 #AA94A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA94A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #AA94A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa94a5; }
.text { color: #aa94a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa94a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 148 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa94a5, #aa949a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA94A5?: #AA94A5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA94A5?: The RGB value is 170, 148, 165: 170 red, 148 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA94A5?: The complementary color is #94AA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA94A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.