What color is #AE71A8?

#AE71A8 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE71A8?

The RGB value is 174, 113, 168: 174 red, 113 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE71A8?

The complementary color is #71AE77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE71A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE71A8 color

#AE71A8 rgb(174, 113, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE71A8 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 44.3% green and 65.9% blue (174, 113, 168).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#AE71A8 color codes

HEX	`#AE71A8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 113, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 44.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 35%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 3%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.72, 32.89, -19.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.72, 38.28, 329.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.428, 23.637, 39.998)`
Decimal	`11432360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE71A8, 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 #AE71A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE71A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #AE71A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae71a8; }
.text { color: #ae71a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae71a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 113 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae71a8, #ae7189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AE71A8?: #AE71A8 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE71A8?: The RGB value is 174, 113, 168: 174 red, 113 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE71A8?: The complementary color is #71AE77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE71A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.