What color is #AE8BAD?

#AE8BAD is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE8BAD?

The RGB value is 174, 139, 173: 174 red, 139 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE8BAD?

The complementary color is #8BAE8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE8BAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE8BAD color

#AE8BAD rgb(174, 139, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE8BAD is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 54.5% green and 67.8% blue (174, 139, 173).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#AE8BAD color codes

HEX	`#AE8BAD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 139, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 54.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.07, 19.24, -12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.07, 23.12, 326.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.23, 30.482, 43.607)`
Decimal	`11439021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE8BAD, 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 #AE8BAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE8BAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #AE8BAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae8bad; }
.text { color: #ae8bad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8bad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 139 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae8bad, #ae8b9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AE8BAD?: #AE8BAD is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE8BAD?: The RGB value is 174, 139, 173: 174 red, 139 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE8BAD?: The complementary color is #8BAE8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE8BAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.