What color is #AA9FAC?

#AA9FAC is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9FAC?

The RGB value is 170, 159, 172: 170 red, 159 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9FAC?

The complementary color is #A1AC9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9FAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9FAC color

#AA9FAC rgb(170, 159, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9FAC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62.4% green and 67.5% blue (170, 159, 172).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#AA9FAC color codes

HEX	`#AA9FAC`
RGB	`rgb(170, 159, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.76, 6.42, -5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.76, 8.32, 320.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.421, 36.321, 44.114)`
Decimal	`11181996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9FAC, 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 #AA9FAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9FAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #AA9FAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9fac; }
.text { color: #aa9fac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9fac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 159 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9fac, #ac9fa8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AA9FAC?: #AA9FAC is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9FAC?: The RGB value is 170, 159, 172: 170 red, 159 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9FAC?: The complementary color is #A1AC9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9FAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.