What color is #AE838F?

#AE838F 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 #AE838F?

The RGB value is 174, 131, 143: 174 red, 131 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE838F?

The complementary color is #83AEA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE838F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE838F color

#AE838F rgb(174, 131, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AE838F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 51.4% green and 56.1% blue (174, 131, 143).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#AE838F color codes

HEX	`#AE838F`
RGB	`rgb(174, 131, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 51.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.17, 18.4, 0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.17, 18.4, 0.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.53, 27.216, 29.626)`
Decimal	`11436943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE838F, 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 #AE838F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE838F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #AE838F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae838f; }
.text { color: #ae838f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae838f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 131 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae838f, #ae8c83); }

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Questions

What color is #AE838F?: #AE838F 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 #AE838F?: The RGB value is 174, 131, 143: 174 red, 131 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE838F?: The complementary color is #83AEA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE838F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.