What color is #AE77A7?

#AE77A7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE77A7?

The RGB value is 174, 119, 167: 174 red, 119 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE77A7?

The complementary color is #77AE7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE77A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE77A7 color

#AE77A7 rgb(174, 119, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE77A7 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 46.7% green and 65.5% blue (174, 119, 167).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 4% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#AE77A7 color codes

HEX	`#AE77A7`
RGB	`rgb(174, 119, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 46.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 4%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.06, 29.36, -16.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.06, 33.91, 329.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.027, 24.984, 39.74)`
Decimal	`11433895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE77A7, 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 #AE77A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE77A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #AE77A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae77a7; }
.text { color: #ae77a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae77a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 119 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae77a7, #ae778c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AE77A7?: #AE77A7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE77A7?: The RGB value is 174, 119, 167: 174 red, 119 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE77A7?: The complementary color is #77AE7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE77A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.