What color is #AE9BAA?

#AE9BAA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9BAA?

The RGB value is 174, 155, 170: 174 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9BAA?

The complementary color is #9BAE9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9BAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9BAA color

#AE9BAA rgb(174, 155, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE9BAA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 60.8% green and 66.7% blue (174, 155, 170).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#AE9BAA color codes

HEX	`#AE9BAA`
RGB	`rgb(174, 155, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 60.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.02, 9.69, -5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.02, 11.02, 331.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.432, 35.344, 42.925)`
Decimal	`11443114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9BAA, 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 #AE9BAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9BAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #AE9BAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9baa; }
.text { color: #ae9baa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9baa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 155 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9baa, #ae9ba0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AE9BAA?: #AE9BAA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9BAA?: The RGB value is 174, 155, 170: 174 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9BAA?: The complementary color is #9BAE9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9BAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.