What color is #AE8FAF?

#AE8FAF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE8FAF?

The RGB value is 174, 143, 175: 174 red, 143 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE8FAF?

The complementary color is #90AF8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE8FAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE8FAF color

#AE8FAF rgb(174, 143, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE8FAF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 56.1% green and 68.6% blue (174, 143, 175).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#AE8FAF color codes

HEX	`#AE8FAF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 143, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 56.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 18%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.13, 17.37, -12.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.13, 21.32, 324.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.015, 31.739, 44.831)`
Decimal	`11440047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE8FAF, 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 #AE8FAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE8FAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #AE8FAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae8faf; }
.text { color: #ae8faf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8faf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 143 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae8faf, #af8fa0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AE8FAF?: #AE8FAF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE8FAF?: The RGB value is 174, 143, 175: 174 red, 143 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE8FAF?: The complementary color is #90AF8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE8FAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.