What color is #AA99AA?

#AA99AA 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 #AA99AA?

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

What is the complementary color of #AA99AA?

The complementary color is #99AA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA99AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA99AA color

#AA99AA rgb(170, 153, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA99AA is a light, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#AA99AA color codes

HEX	`#AA99AA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 153, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 60%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.15, 9.38, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.15, 11.45, 324.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.223, 34.231, 42.774)`
Decimal	`11180458`
Short hex	`#A9A`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA99AA, 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 #AA99AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA99AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #AA99AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa99aa; }
.text { color: #aa99aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa99aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 153 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa99aa, #aa99a2); }

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Questions

What color is #AA99AA?: #AA99AA 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 #AA99AA?: The RGB value is 170, 153, 170: 170 red, 153 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA99AA?: The complementary color is #99AA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA99AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.