What color is #AAA2C1?

#AAA2C1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA2C1?

The RGB value is 170, 162, 193: 170 red, 162 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA2C1?

The complementary color is #B9C1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA2C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA2C1 color

#AAA2C1 rgb(170, 162, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AAA2C1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.5% green and 75.7% blue (170, 162, 193).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 20% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#AAA2C1 color codes

HEX	`#AAA2C1`
RGB	`rgb(170, 162, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 20%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.19, 9.02, -14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.19, 17.38, 301.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.122, 38.237, 55.761)`
Decimal	`11182785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA2C1, 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 #AAA2C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA2C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #AAA2C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa2c1; }
.text { color: #aaa2c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa2c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 162 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa2c1, #baa2c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AAA2C1?: #AAA2C1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA2C1?: The RGB value is 170, 162, 193: 170 red, 162 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA2C1?: The complementary color is #B9C1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA2C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.