What color is #AE91B6?

#AE91B6 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 #AE91B6?

The RGB value is 174, 145, 182: 174 red, 145 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE91B6?

The complementary color is #99B691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE91B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE91B6 color

#AE91B6 rgb(174, 145, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE91B6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 56.9% green and 71.4% blue (174, 145, 182).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#AE91B6 color codes

HEX	`#AE91B6`
RGB	`rgb(174, 145, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 56.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.86, 17.63, -15.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.86, 23.28, 319.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.023, 32.627, 48.647)`
Decimal	`11440566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE91B6, 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 #AE91B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE91B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #AE91B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae91b6; }
.text { color: #ae91b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae91b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 145 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae91b6, #b691ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AE91B6?: #AE91B6 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 #AE91B6?: The RGB value is 174, 145, 182: 174 red, 145 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE91B6?: The complementary color is #99B691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE91B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.