What color is #AE9BB4?

#AE9BB4 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 #AE9BB4?

The RGB value is 174, 155, 180: 174 red, 155 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9BB4?

The complementary color is #A1B49B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9BB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9BB4 color

#AE9BB4 rgb(174, 155, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE9BB4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 60.8% green and 70.6% blue (174, 155, 180).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#AE9BB4 color codes

HEX	`#AE9BB4`
RGB	`rgb(174, 155, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 60.8%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 14%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.32, 11.62, -10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.32, 15.59, 318.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.414, 35.737, 48.098)`
Decimal	`11443124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9BB4, 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 #AE9BB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9BB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #AE9BB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9bb4; }
.text { color: #ae9bb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9bb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 155 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9bb4, #b49bae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AE9BB4?: #AE9BB4 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 #AE9BB4?: The RGB value is 174, 155, 180: 174 red, 155 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9BB4?: The complementary color is #A1B49B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9BB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.