What color is #AE9EBD?

#AE9EBD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9EBD?

The RGB value is 174, 158, 189: 174 red, 158 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9EBD?

The complementary color is #ADBD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9EBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9EBD color

#AE9EBD rgb(174, 158, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE9EBD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 62% green and 74.1% blue (174, 158, 189).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#AE9EBD color codes

HEX	`#AE9EBD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 158, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 62%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.37, 11.76, -13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.37, 18.15, 310.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.866, 37.127, 53.253)`
Decimal	`11443901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9EBD, 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 #AE9EBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9EBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #AE9EBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9ebd; }
.text { color: #ae9ebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9ebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 158 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9ebd, #bd9ebd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AE9EBD?: #AE9EBD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9EBD?: The RGB value is 174, 158, 189: 174 red, 158 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9EBD?: The complementary color is #ADBD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9EBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.