What color is #AE829A?

#AE829A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE829A?

The RGB value is 174, 130, 154: 174 red, 130 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE829A?

The complementary color is #82AE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE829A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE829A color

#AE829A rgb(174, 130, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AE829A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 51% green and 60.4% blue (174, 130, 154).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#AE829A color codes

HEX	`#AE829A`
RGB	`rgb(174, 130, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 51%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.25, 20.82, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.25, 21.72, 343.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.271, 27.298, 34.187)`
Decimal	`11436698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE829A, 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 #AE829A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE829A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #AE829A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae829a; }
.text { color: #ae829a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae829a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 130 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae829a, #ae8284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AE829A?: #AE829A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE829A?: The RGB value is 174, 130, 154: 174 red, 130 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE829A?: The complementary color is #82AE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE829A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.