What color is #AE99B0?

#AE99B0 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 #AE99B0?

The RGB value is 174, 153, 176: 174 red, 153 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE99B0?

The complementary color is #9BB099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE99B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE99B0 color

#AE99B0 rgb(174, 153, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE99B0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 60% green and 69% blue (174, 153, 176).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#AE99B0 color codes

HEX	`#AE99B0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 153, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 60%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.68, 11.95, -9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.68, 15.02, 322.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.682, 34.916, 45.873)`
Decimal	`11442608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE99B0, 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 #AE99B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE99B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #AE99B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae99b0; }
.text { color: #ae99b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae99b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 153 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae99b0, #b099a6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AE99B0?: #AE99B0 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 #AE99B0?: The RGB value is 174, 153, 176: 174 red, 153 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE99B0?: The complementary color is #9BB099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE99B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.