What color is #AE99B8?

#AE99B8 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 #AE99B8?

The RGB value is 174, 153, 184: 174 red, 153 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE99B8?

The complementary color is #A3B899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE99B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE99B8 color

#AE99B8 rgb(174, 153, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE99B8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 60% green and 72.2% blue (174, 153, 184).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#AE99B8 color codes

HEX	`#AE99B8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 153, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 60%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 17%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.94, 13.53, -13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.94, 18.91, 315.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.497, 35.242, 50.165)`
Decimal	`11442616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE99B8, 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 #AE99B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE99B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #AE99B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae99b8; }
.text { color: #ae99b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae99b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 153 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae99b8, #b899b2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AE99B8?: #AE99B8 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 #AE99B8?: The RGB value is 174, 153, 184: 174 red, 153 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE99B8?: The complementary color is #A3B899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE99B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.