What color is #AE86A1?

#AE86A1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE86A1?

The RGB value is 174, 134, 161: 174 red, 134 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE86A1?

The complementary color is #86AE93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE86A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE86A1 color

#AE86A1 rgb(174, 134, 161)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AE86A1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 52.5% green and 63.1% blue (174, 134, 161).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#AE86A1 color codes

HEX	`#AE86A1`
RGB	`rgb(174, 134, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 52.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.45, 19.81, -8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.45, 21.53, 336.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.413, 28.623, 37.529)`
Decimal	`11437729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE86A1, 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 #AE86A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE86A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #AE86A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae86a1; }
.text { color: #ae86a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae86a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 134 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae86a1, #ae868d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AE86A1?: #AE86A1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE86A1?: The RGB value is 174, 134, 161: 174 red, 134 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE86A1?: The complementary color is #86AE93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE86A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.