What color is #AE9BA8?

#AE9BA8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9BA8?

The RGB value is 174, 155, 168: 174 red, 155 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9BA8?

The complementary color is #9BAEA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9BA8?

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.

#AE9BA8 color

#AE9BA8 rgb(174, 155, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE9BA8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 60.8% green and 65.9% blue (174, 155, 168).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AE9BA8 color codes

HEX	`#AE9BA8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 155, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 60.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 3%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.96, 9.31, -4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.96, 10.22, 335.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.244, 35.269, 41.936)`
Decimal	`11443112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9BA8, 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 #AE9BA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9BA8 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 #AE9BA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9ba8; }
.text { color: #ae9ba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9ba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 155 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9ba8, #ae9b9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AE9BA8?: #AE9BA8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9BA8?: The RGB value is 174, 155, 168: 174 red, 155 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9BA8?: The complementary color is #9BAEA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9BA8?: 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.