What color is #AE86A8?

#AE86A8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE86A8?

The RGB value is 174, 134, 168: 174 red, 134 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE86A8?

The complementary color is #86AE8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE86A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE86A8 color

#AE86A8 rgb(174, 134, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE86A8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 52.5% green and 65.9% blue (174, 134, 168).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#AE86A8 color codes

HEX	`#AE86A8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 134, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 52.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 3%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.67, 21.1, -12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.67, 24.32, 330.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.048, 28.877, 40.871)`
Decimal	`11437736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE86A8, 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 #AE86A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE86A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #AE86A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae86a8; }
.text { color: #ae86a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae86a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 134 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae86a8, #ae8694); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AE86A8?: #AE86A8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE86A8?: The RGB value is 174, 134, 168: 174 red, 134 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE86A8?: The complementary color is #86AE8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE86A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.