What color is #AE979E?

#AE979E 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 #AE979E?

The RGB value is 174, 151, 158: 174 red, 151 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE979E?

The complementary color is #97AEA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE979E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE979E color

#AE979E rgb(174, 151, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE979E is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 59.2% green and 62% blue (174, 151, 158).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% 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 7.72:1).

#AE979E color codes

HEX	`#AE979E`
RGB	`rgb(174, 151, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 59.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.64, 9.73, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.64, 9.74, 356.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.693, 33.601, 36.999)`
Decimal	`11442078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE979E, 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 #AE979E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE979E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #AE979E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae979e; }
.text { color: #ae979e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae979e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 151 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae979e, #ae9b97); }

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Questions

What color is #AE979E?: #AE979E 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 #AE979E?: The RGB value is 174, 151, 158: 174 red, 151 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE979E?: The complementary color is #97AEA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE979E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.