What color is #AA95A7?

#AA95A7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA95A7?

The RGB value is 170, 149, 167: 170 red, 149 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA95A7?

The complementary color is #95AA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA95A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA95A7 color

#AA95A7 rgb(170, 149, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA95A7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 58.4% green and 65.5% blue (170, 149, 167).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% 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 7.57:1).

#AA95A7 color codes

HEX	`#AA95A7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 149, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 58.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.02, 11.04, -6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.02, 12.84, 329.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.299, 32.831, 41.082)`
Decimal	`11179431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA95A7, 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 #AA95A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA95A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #AA95A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa95a7; }
.text { color: #aa95a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa95a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 149 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa95a7, #aa959d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA95A7?: #AA95A7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA95A7?: The RGB value is 170, 149, 167: 170 red, 149 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA95A7?: The complementary color is #95AA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA95A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.