What color is #AE8295?

#AE8295 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 #AE8295?

The RGB value is 174, 130, 149: 174 red, 130 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE8295?

The complementary color is #82AE9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE8295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE8295 color

#AE8295 rgb(174, 130, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AE8295 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 51% green and 58.4% blue (174, 130, 149).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#AE8295 color codes

HEX	`#AE8295`
RGB	`rgb(174, 130, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 51%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.1, 19.96, -3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.1, 20.27, 349.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.863, 27.135, 32.04)`
Decimal	`11436693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE8295, 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 #AE8295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE8295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #AE8295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae8295; }
.text { color: #ae8295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 130 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae8295, #ae8582); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AE8295?: #AE8295 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 #AE8295?: The RGB value is 174, 130, 149: 174 red, 130 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE8295?: The complementary color is #82AE9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE8295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.