What color is #AE617B?

#AE617B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE617B?

The RGB value is 174, 97, 123: 174 red, 97 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE617B?

The complementary color is #61AE94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE617B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE617B color

#AE617B rgb(174, 97, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AE617B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 38% green and 48.2% blue (174, 97, 123).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 32% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 29% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#AE617B color codes

HEX	`#AE617B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 97, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 38%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 32%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 44%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 29%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.66, 34.32, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.66, 34.33, 358.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.306, 18.98, 21.066)`
Decimal	`11428219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE617B, 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 #AE617B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE617B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	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 #AE617B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae617b; }
.text { color: #ae617b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae617b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 97 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae617b, #ae6d61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AE617B?: #AE617B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE617B?: The RGB value is 174, 97, 123: 174 red, 97 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE617B?: The complementary color is #61AE94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE617B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.