What color is #AE779B?

#AE779B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE779B?

The RGB value is 174, 119, 155: 174 red, 119 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE779B?

The complementary color is #77AE8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE779B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE779B color

#AE779B rgb(174, 119, 155)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AE779B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 46.7% green and 60.8% blue (174, 119, 155).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#AE779B color codes

HEX	`#AE779B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 119, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 46.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 11%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.64, 27.19, -10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.64, 29.21, 338.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.969, 24.56, 34.166)`
Decimal	`11433883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE779B, 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 #AE779B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE779B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #AE779B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae779b; }
.text { color: #ae779b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae779b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 119 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae779b, #ae777f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #AE779B?: #AE779B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE779B?: The RGB value is 174, 119, 155: 174 red, 119 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE779B?: The complementary color is #77AE8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE779B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.