What color is #AA99B4?

#AA99B4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA99B4?

The RGB value is 170, 153, 180: 170 red, 153 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA99B4?

The complementary color is #A3B499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA99B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA99B4 color

#AA99B4 rgb(170, 153, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AA99B4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 60% green and 70.6% blue (170, 153, 180).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#AA99B4 color codes

HEX	`#AA99B4`
RGB	`rgb(170, 153, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 60%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.45, 11.35, -11.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.45, 16.32, 314.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.206, 34.624, 47.947)`
Decimal	`11180468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA99B4, 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 #AA99B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA99B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #AA99B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa99b4; }
.text { color: #aa99b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa99b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 153 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa99b4, #b499b1); }

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Questions

What color is #AA99B4?: #AA99B4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA99B4?: The RGB value is 170, 153, 180: 170 red, 153 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA99B4?: The complementary color is #A3B499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA99B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.