What color is #AE8193?

#AE8193 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE8193?

The RGB value is 174, 129, 147: 174 red, 129 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE8193?

The complementary color is #81AE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE8193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE8193 color

#AE8193 rgb(174, 129, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AE8193 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 50.6% green and 57.6% blue (174, 129, 147).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#AE8193 color codes

HEX	`#AE8193`
RGB	`rgb(174, 129, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 50.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 26%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 16%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.8, 20.19, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.8, 20.39, 351.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.572, 26.807, 31.162)`
Decimal	`11436435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE8193, 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 #AE8193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE8193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #AE8193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae8193; }
.text { color: #ae8193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 129 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae8193, #ae8681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AE8193?: #AE8193 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE8193?: The RGB value is 174, 129, 147: 174 red, 129 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE8193?: The complementary color is #81AE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE8193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.