What color is #AE83AB?

#AE83AB 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 #AE83AB?

The RGB value is 174, 131, 171: 174 red, 131 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE83AB?

The complementary color is #83AE86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE83AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE83AB color

#AE83AB rgb(174, 131, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE83AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 51.4% green and 67.1% blue (174, 131, 171).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#AE83AB color codes

HEX	`#AE83AB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 131, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 51.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.04, 23.37, -14.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.04, 27.63, 327.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.922, 28.173, 42.224)`
Decimal	`11436971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE83AB, 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 #AE83AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE83AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #AE83AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae83ab; }
.text { color: #ae83ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae83ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 131 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae83ab, #ae8396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AE83AB?: #AE83AB 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 #AE83AB?: The RGB value is 174, 131, 171: 174 red, 131 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE83AB?: The complementary color is #83AE86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE83AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.