What color is #AE879F?

#AE879F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE879F?

The RGB value is 174, 135, 159: 174 red, 135 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE879F?

The complementary color is #87AE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE879F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE879F color

#AE879F rgb(174, 135, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AE879F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 52.9% green and 62.4% blue (174, 135, 159).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 9% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#AE879F color codes

HEX	`#AE879F`
RGB	`rgb(174, 135, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 52.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.63, 18.89, -7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.63, 20.14, 339.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.377, 28.831, 36.654)`
Decimal	`11437983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE879F, 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 #AE879F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE879F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #AE879F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae879f; }
.text { color: #ae879f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae879f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 135 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae879f, #ae878c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AE879F?: #AE879F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE879F?: The RGB value is 174, 135, 159: 174 red, 135 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE879F?: The complementary color is #87AE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE879F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.