What color is #AA9FA9?

#AA9FA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9FA9?

The RGB value is 170, 159, 169: 170 red, 159 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9FA9?

The complementary color is #9FAAA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9FA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9FA9 color

#AA9FA9 rgb(170, 159, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9FA9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62.4% green and 66.3% blue (170, 159, 169).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 6% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#AA9FA9 color codes

HEX	`#AA9FA9`
RGB	`rgb(170, 159, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 6%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 6%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.68, 5.85, -3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.68, 6.94, 327.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.136, 36.207, 42.613)`
Decimal	`11181993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9FA9, 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 #AA9FA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9FA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #AA9FA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9fa9; }
.text { color: #aa9fa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9fa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 159 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9fa9, #aa9fa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AA9FA9?: #AA9FA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9FA9?: The RGB value is 170, 159, 169: 170 red, 159 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9FA9?: The complementary color is #9FAAA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9FA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.