What color is #AE82AF?

#AE82AF is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE82AF?

The RGB value is 174, 130, 175: 174 red, 130 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE82AF?

The complementary color is #83AF82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE82AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE82AF color

#AE82AF rgb(174, 130, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE82AF is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 51% green and 68.6% blue (174, 130, 175).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#AE82AF color codes

HEX	`#AE82AF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 130, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 51%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 26%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.94, 24.7, -17.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.94, 30.08, 325.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.175, 28.06, 44.218)`
Decimal	`11436719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE82AF, 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 #AE82AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE82AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #AE82AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae82af; }
.text { color: #ae82af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae82af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 130 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae82af, #af8299); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AE82AF?: #AE82AF is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE82AF?: The RGB value is 174, 130, 175: 174 red, 130 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE82AF?: The complementary color is #83AF82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE82AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.