What color is #AE8CA6?

#AE8CA6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE8CA6?

The RGB value is 174, 140, 166: 174 red, 140 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE8CA6?

The complementary color is #8CAE94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE8CA6?

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.

#AE8CA6 color

#AE8CA6 rgb(174, 140, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE8CA6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 54.9% green and 65.1% blue (174, 140, 166).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 5% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AE8CA6 color codes

HEX	`#AE8CA6`
RGB	`rgb(174, 140, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 54.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 5%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.09, 17.35, -8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.09, 19.46, 333.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.716, 30.509, 40.182)`
Decimal	`11439270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE8CA6, 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 #AE8CA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE8CA6 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 #AE8CA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae8ca6; }
.text { color: #ae8ca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8ca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 140 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae8ca6, #ae8c95); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AE8CA6?: #AE8CA6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE8CA6?: The RGB value is 174, 140, 166: 174 red, 140 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE8CA6?: The complementary color is #8CAE94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE8CA6?: 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.