What color is #AE667F?

#AE667F 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 #AE667F?

The RGB value is 174, 102, 127: 174 red, 102 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE667F?

The complementary color is #66AE95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE667F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE667F color

#AE667F rgb(174, 102, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AE667F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 40% green and 49.8% blue (174, 102, 127).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 31% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 27% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#AE667F color codes

HEX	`#AE667F`
RGB	`rgb(174, 102, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 40%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 31%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 41%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 27%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.88, 32.16, -1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.88, 32.19, 357.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.038, 20.036, 22.57)`
Decimal	`11429503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE667F, 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 #AE667F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE667F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #AE667F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae667f; }
.text { color: #ae667f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae667f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 102 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae667f, #ae7166); }

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Questions

What color is #AE667F?: #AE667F 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 #AE667F?: The RGB value is 174, 102, 127: 174 red, 102 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE667F?: The complementary color is #66AE95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE667F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.