What color is #AE92BC?

#AE92BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE92BC?

The RGB value is 174, 146, 188: 174 red, 146 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE92BC?

The complementary color is #A0BC92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE92BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE92BC color

#AE92BC rgb(174, 146, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE92BC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 57.3% green and 73.7% blue (174, 146, 188).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#AE92BC color codes

HEX	`#AE92BC`
RGB	`rgb(174, 146, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 57.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.31, 18.28, -17.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.31, 25.58, 315.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.81, 33.188, 52.034)`
Decimal	`11440828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE92BC, 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 #AE92BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE92BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #AE92BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae92bc; }
.text { color: #ae92bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae92bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 146 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae92bc, #bc92b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #AE92BC?: #AE92BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE92BC?: The RGB value is 174, 146, 188: 174 red, 146 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE92BC?: The complementary color is #A0BC92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE92BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.