What color is #AE7C95?

#AE7C95 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE7C95?

The RGB value is 174, 124, 149: 174 red, 124 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE7C95?

The complementary color is #7CAE95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE7C95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE7C95 color

#AE7C95 rgb(174, 124, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AE7C95 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 48.6% green and 58.4% blue (174, 124, 149).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 24% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#AE7C95 color codes

HEX	`#AE7C95`
RGB	`rgb(174, 124, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 48.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 24%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.64, 23.35, -5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.64, 24.03, 346.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.088, 25.585, 31.782)`
Decimal	`11435157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE7C95, 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 #AE7C95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE7C95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #AE7C95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae7c95; }
.text { color: #ae7c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae7c95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 124 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae7c95, #ae7c7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AE7C95?: #AE7C95 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE7C95?: The RGB value is 174, 124, 149: 174 red, 124 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE7C95?: The complementary color is #7CAE95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE7C95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.