Information about #AA5C79 color

#AA5C79 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AA5C79 falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 92, 121) — 66.7% red, 36.1% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 31 / 19 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AA5C79 is a mildly saturated rose that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mild Rose (#A95680). Slightly further away sit Aiyana (#A86272) and Kir Royale Rose (#B45877).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 92, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AA5C79: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. No one has named #AA5C79 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AA5C79 color variations

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#AA5C79 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AA5C79

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mild Rose color link
Mild Rose

#A95680

Aiyana color link
Aiyana

#A86272

China Rose color link
China Rose

#A8516E

Rose Dust color link
Rose Dust

#9E5E6F

Minnelli color link
Minnelli

#B16B79

Deep Puce color link
Deep Puce

#A95C68

Light Plum color link
Light Plum

#9D5783

Dusky Rose color link
Dusky Rose

#BA6873

Royal Heath color link
Royal Heath

#B54B73

#AA5C79 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA5C79
  • RGB170, 92, 121
  • CMYK0, 31, 19, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 92, 121)
  • HSL338°, 31%, 51%
  • HSL Precise337.692°, 31.452%, 51.373%
  • HSV338°, 46%, 67%
  • HSB338°, 46%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.361, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.361, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.361, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA5C79
  • DECIMAL ID11164793
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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