What color is #AE9CA6?

#AE9CA6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9CA6?

The RGB value is 174, 156, 166: 174 red, 156 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9CA6?

The complementary color is #9CAEA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9CA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9CA6 color

#AE9CA6 rgb(174, 156, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE9CA6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 61.2% green and 65.1% blue (174, 156, 166).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#AE9CA6 color codes

HEX	`#AE9CA6`
RGB	`rgb(174, 156, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 61.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.16, 8.39, -2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.16, 8.84, 341.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.226, 35.529, 41.018)`
Decimal	`11443366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9CA6, 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 #AE9CA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9CA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #AE9CA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9ca6; }
.text { color: #ae9ca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9ca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 156 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9ca6, #ae9c9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AE9CA6?: #AE9CA6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9CA6?: The RGB value is 174, 156, 166: 174 red, 156 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9CA6?: The complementary color is #9CAEA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9CA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.