What color is #AE83A9?

#AE83A9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE83A9?

The RGB value is 174, 131, 169: 174 red, 131 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE83A9?

The complementary color is #83AE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE83A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE83A9 color

#AE83A9 rgb(174, 131, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE83A9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 51.4% green and 66.3% blue (174, 131, 169).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#AE83A9 color codes

HEX	`#AE83A9`
RGB	`rgb(174, 131, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 51.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 3%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, 22.99, -13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 26.76, 329.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.733, 28.097, 41.227)`
Decimal	`11436969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE83A9, 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 #AE83A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE83A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #AE83A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae83a9; }
.text { color: #ae83a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae83a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 131 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae83a9, #ae8393); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AE83A9?: #AE83A9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE83A9?: The RGB value is 174, 131, 169: 174 red, 131 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE83A9?: The complementary color is #83AE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE83A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.