What color is #AE6F87?

#AE6F87 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE6F87?

The RGB value is 174, 111, 135: 174 red, 111 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE6F87?

The complementary color is #6FAE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE6F87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE6F87 color

#AE6F87 rgb(174, 111, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AE6F87 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 43.5% green and 52.9% blue (174, 111, 135).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 28% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 22% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#AE6F87 color codes

HEX	`#AE6F87`
RGB	`rgb(174, 111, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 43.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 28%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 36%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 22%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.15, 28.37, -2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.15, 28.5, 354.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.514, 22.119, 25.737)`
Decimal	`11431815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE6F87, 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 #AE6F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE6F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #AE6F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae6f87; }
.text { color: #ae6f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae6f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 111 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae6f87, #ae776f); }

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Questions

What color is #AE6F87?: #AE6F87 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE6F87?: The RGB value is 174, 111, 135: 174 red, 111 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE6F87?: The complementary color is #6FAE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE6F87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.