What color is #AE4366?

#AE4366 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Hot. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE4366?

The RGB value is 174, 67, 102: 174 red, 67 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE4366?

The complementary color is #43AE8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE4366?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE4366 color

#AE4366 rgb(174, 67, 102)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AE4366 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 26.3% green and 40% blue (174, 67, 102).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 44% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 41% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Hot (#AC4362), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#AE4366 color codes

HEX	`#AE4366`
RGB	`rgb(174, 67, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 26.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 44%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 61%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 41%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.2, 46.89, 2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.2, 46.96, 3.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.862, 13.975, 14.114)`
Decimal	`11420518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE4366, 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 #AE4366	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AE4366 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	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 #AE4366 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae4366; }
.text { color: #ae4366; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae4366; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 67 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae4366, #ae5543); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #AE4366?: #AE4366 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Hot. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE4366?: The RGB value is 174, 67, 102: 174 red, 67 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE4366?: The complementary color is #43AE8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE4366?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.