What color is #AE91AC?

#AE91AC 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 #AE91AC?

The RGB value is 174, 145, 172: 174 red, 145 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE91AC?

The complementary color is #91AE93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE91AC?

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.

#AE91AC color

#AE91AC rgb(174, 145, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE91AC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 56.9% green and 67.5% blue (174, 145, 172).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AE91AC color codes

HEX	`#AE91AC`
RGB	`rgb(174, 145, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 56.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.53, 15.66, -10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.53, 18.62, 327.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.026, 32.229, 43.397)`
Decimal	`11440556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE91AC, 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 #AE91AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE91AC 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 #AE91AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae91ac; }
.text { color: #ae91ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae91ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 145 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae91ac, #ae919d); }

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Questions

What color is #AE91AC?: #AE91AC 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 #AE91AC?: The RGB value is 174, 145, 172: 174 red, 145 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE91AC?: The complementary color is #91AE93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE91AC?: 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.