What color is #AE76B0?

#AE76B0 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 #AE76B0?

The RGB value is 174, 118, 176: 174 red, 118 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE76B0?

The complementary color is #78B076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE76B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE76B0 color

#AE76B0 rgb(174, 118, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE76B0 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 46.3% green and 69% blue (174, 118, 176).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#AE76B0 color codes

HEX	`#AE76B0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 118, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 46.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 33%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 33%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.16, 31.64, -21.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.16, 38.52, 325.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.77, 25.091, 44.235)`
Decimal	`11433648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE76B0, 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 #AE76B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE76B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #AE76B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae76b0; }
.text { color: #ae76b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae76b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 118 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae76b0, #b07695); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AE76B0?: #AE76B0 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 #AE76B0?: The RGB value is 174, 118, 176: 174 red, 118 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE76B0?: The complementary color is #78B076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE76B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.