What color is #AA99A7?

#AA99A7 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 #AA99A7?

The RGB value is 170, 153, 167: 170 red, 153 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA99A7?

The complementary color is #99AA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA99A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA99A7 color

#AA99A7 rgb(170, 153, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA99A7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 60% green and 65.5% blue (170, 153, 167).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#AA99A7 color codes

HEX	`#AA99A7`
RGB	`rgb(170, 153, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 60%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.06, 8.8, -5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.06, 10.13, 330.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.943, 34.119, 41.297)`
Decimal	`11180455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA99A7, 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 #AA99A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA99A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #AA99A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa99a7; }
.text { color: #aa99a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa99a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 153 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa99a7, #aa999f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA99A7?: #AA99A7 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 #AA99A7?: The RGB value is 170, 153, 167: 170 red, 153 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA99A7?: The complementary color is #99AA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA99A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.