What color is #AE90B4?

#AE90B4 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 #AE90B4?

The RGB value is 174, 144, 180: 174 red, 144 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE90B4?

The complementary color is #96B490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE90B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE90B4 color

#AE90B4 rgb(174, 144, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE90B4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 56.5% green and 70.6% blue (174, 144, 180).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#AE90B4 color codes

HEX	`#AE90B4`
RGB	`rgb(174, 144, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 56.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 20%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.54, 17.79, -14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.54, 22.99, 320.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.666, 32.241, 47.515)`
Decimal	`11440308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE90B4, 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 #AE90B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE90B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #AE90B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae90b4; }
.text { color: #ae90b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae90b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 144 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae90b4, #b490a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AE90B4?: #AE90B4 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 #AE90B4?: The RGB value is 174, 144, 180: 174 red, 144 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE90B4?: The complementary color is #96B490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE90B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.