What color is #AE9EAB?

#AE9EAB 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 #AE9EAB?

The RGB value is 174, 158, 171: 174 red, 158 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9EAB?

The complementary color is #9EAEA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9EAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9EAB color

#AE9EAB rgb(174, 158, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AE9EAB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 62% green and 67.1% blue (174, 158, 171).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#AE9EAB color codes

HEX	`#AE9EAB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 158, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 62%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.82, 8.21, -4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.82, 9.42, 330.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.032, 36.393, 43.594)`
Decimal	`11443883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9EAB, 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 #AE9EAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9EAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #AE9EAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9eab; }
.text { color: #ae9eab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9eab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 158 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9eab, #ae9ea3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AE9EAB?: #AE9EAB 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 #AE9EAB?: The RGB value is 174, 158, 171: 174 red, 158 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9EAB?: The complementary color is #9EAEA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9EAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.