What color is #AE8BA0?

#AE8BA0 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE8BA0?

The RGB value is 174, 139, 160: 174 red, 139 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE8BA0?

The complementary color is #8BAE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE8BA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE8BA0 color

#AE8BA0 rgb(174, 139, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AE8BA0 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 54.5% green and 62.7% blue (174, 139, 160).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#AE8BA0 color codes

HEX	`#AE8BA0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 139, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 54.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 8%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.66, 16.81, -6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.66, 17.87, 340.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.033, 30.003, 37.302)`
Decimal	`11439008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE8BA0, 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 #AE8BA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE8BA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AE8BA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae8ba0; }
.text { color: #ae8ba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8ba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 139 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae8ba0, #ae8b8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AE8BA0?: #AE8BA0 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE8BA0?: The RGB value is 174, 139, 160: 174 red, 139 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE8BA0?: The complementary color is #8BAE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE8BA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.