What color is #AA9AAE?

#AA9AAE 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 #AA9AAE?

The RGB value is 170, 154, 174: 170 red, 154 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9AAE?

The complementary color is #9EAE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9AAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9AAE color

#AA9AAE rgb(170, 154, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9AAE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 60.4% green and 68.2% blue (170, 154, 174).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#AA9AAE color codes

HEX	`#AA9AAE`
RGB	`rgb(170, 154, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 60.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, 9.6, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 12.66, 319.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.772, 34.714, 44.852)`
Decimal	`11180718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9AAE, 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 #AA9AAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9AAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #AA9AAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9aae; }
.text { color: #aa9aae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9aae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 154 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9aae, #ae9aa8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AA9AAE?: #AA9AAE 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 #AA9AAE?: The RGB value is 170, 154, 174: 170 red, 154 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9AAE?: The complementary color is #9EAE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9AAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.