What color is #AE9BAC?

#AE9BAC 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 #AE9BAC?

The RGB value is 174, 155, 172: 174 red, 155 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9BAC?

The complementary color is #9BAE9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9BAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9BAC color

#AE9BAC rgb(174, 155, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE9BAC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 60.8% green and 67.5% blue (174, 155, 172).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#AE9BAC color codes

HEX	`#AE9BAC`
RGB	`rgb(174, 155, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 60.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.07, 10.07, -6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.07, 11.86, 328.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.622, 35.42, 43.929)`
Decimal	`11443116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9BAC, 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 #AE9BAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9BAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #AE9BAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9bac; }
.text { color: #ae9bac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9bac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 155 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9bac, #ae9ba3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AE9BAC?: #AE9BAC 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 #AE9BAC?: The RGB value is 174, 155, 172: 174 red, 155 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9BAC?: The complementary color is #9BAE9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9BAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.