What color is #AE728D?

#AE728D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE728D?

The RGB value is 174, 114, 141: 174 red, 114 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE728D?

The complementary color is #72AE93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE728D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE728D color

#AE728D rgb(174, 114, 141)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AE728D is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 44.7% green and 55.3% blue (174, 114, 141).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 19% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pinky Pickle (#B96D8E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#AE728D color codes

HEX	`#AE728D`
RGB	`rgb(174, 114, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 44.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 34%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 19%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.03, 27.64, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.03, 28.08, 349.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.281, 22.958, 28.136)`
Decimal	`11432589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE728D, 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 #AE728D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE728D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #AE728D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae728d; }
.text { color: #ae728d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae728d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 114 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae728d, #ae7572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AE728D?: #AE728D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE728D?: The RGB value is 174, 114, 141: 174 red, 114 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE728D?: The complementary color is #72AE93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE728D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.