What color is #AAA2BD?

#AAA2BD 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 #AAA2BD?

The RGB value is 170, 162, 189: 170 red, 162 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA2BD?

The complementary color is #B5BDA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA2BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA2BD color

#AAA2BD rgb(170, 162, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AAA2BD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.5% green and 74.1% blue (170, 162, 189).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#AAA2BD color codes

HEX	`#AAA2BD`
RGB	`rgb(170, 162, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.07, 8.18, -12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.07, 15.21, 302.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.681, 38.061, 53.443)`
Decimal	`11182781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA2BD, 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 #AAA2BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA2BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #AAA2BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa2bd; }
.text { color: #aaa2bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa2bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 162 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa2bd, #b8a2bd); }

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Questions

What color is #AAA2BD?: #AAA2BD 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 #AAA2BD?: The RGB value is 170, 162, 189: 170 red, 162 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA2BD?: The complementary color is #B5BDA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA2BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.