What color is #AA94A7?

#AA94A7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA94A7?

The RGB value is 170, 148, 167: 170 red, 148 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA94A7?

The complementary color is #94AA97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA94A7?

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.

#AA94A7 color

#AA94A7 rgb(170, 148, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA94A7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 58% green and 65.5% blue (170, 148, 167).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AA94A7 color codes

HEX	`#AA94A7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 148, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 58%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.77, 11.6, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.77, 13.51, 329.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.142, 32.516, 41.029)`
Decimal	`11179175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA94A7, 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 #AA94A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA94A7 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 #AA94A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa94a7; }
.text { color: #aa94a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa94a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 148 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa94a7, #aa949c); }

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Questions

What color is #AA94A7?: #AA94A7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA94A7?: The RGB value is 170, 148, 167: 170 red, 148 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA94A7?: The complementary color is #94AA97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA94A7?: 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.