What color is #AAA1B3?

#AAA1B3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA1B3?

The RGB value is 170, 161, 179: 170 red, 161 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA1B3?

The complementary color is #AAB3A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA1B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA1B3 color

#AAA1B3 rgb(170, 161, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AAA1B3 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.1% green and 70.2% blue (170, 161, 179).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 11% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#AAA1B3 color codes

HEX	`#AAA1B3`
RGB	`rgb(170, 161, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 11%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 10%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.49, 6.69, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.49, 10.52, 309.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.458, 37.291, 47.864)`
Decimal	`11182515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA1B3, 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 #AAA1B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA1B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #AAA1B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa1b3; }
.text { color: #aaa1b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa1b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 161 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa1b3, #b3a1b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAA1B3?: #AAA1B3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA1B3?: The RGB value is 170, 161, 179: 170 red, 161 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA1B3?: The complementary color is #AAB3A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA1B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.