What color is #AE959F?

#AE959F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE959F?

The RGB value is 174, 149, 159: 174 red, 149 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE959F?

The complementary color is #95AEA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE959F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE959F color

#AE959F rgb(174, 149, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE959F is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 58.4% green and 62.4% blue (174, 149, 159).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 9% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#AE959F color codes

HEX	`#AE959F`
RGB	`rgb(174, 149, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 58.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.16, 11.02, -1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.16, 11.16, 350.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.461, 32.998, 37.348)`
Decimal	`11441567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE959F, 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 #AE959F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE959F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #AE959F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae959f; }
.text { color: #ae959f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae959f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 149 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae959f, #ae9795); }

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Questions

What color is #AE959F?: #AE959F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE959F?: The RGB value is 174, 149, 159: 174 red, 149 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE959F?: The complementary color is #95AEA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE959F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.