What color is #AE98AD?

#AE98AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE98AD?

The RGB value is 174, 152, 173: 174 red, 152 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE98AD?

The complementary color is #98AE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE98AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE98AD color

#AE98AD rgb(174, 152, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE98AD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 59.6% green and 67.8% blue (174, 152, 173).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#AE98AD color codes

HEX	`#AE98AD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 152, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 59.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.34, 11.93, -7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.34, 14.33, 326.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.226, 34.473, 44.273)`
Decimal	`11442349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE98AD, 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 #AE98AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE98AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #AE98AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae98ad; }
.text { color: #ae98ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae98ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 152 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae98ad, #ae98a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #AE98AD?: #AE98AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE98AD?: The RGB value is 174, 152, 173: 174 red, 152 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE98AD?: The complementary color is #98AE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE98AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.