What color is #AEA0B6?

#AEA0B6 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 #AEA0B6?

The RGB value is 174, 160, 182: 174 red, 160 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA0B6?

The complementary color is #A8B6A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA0B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA0B6 color

#AEA0B6 rgb(174, 160, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AEA0B6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 62.7% green and 71.4% blue (174, 160, 182).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 13% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#AEA0B6 color codes

HEX	`#AEA0B6`
RGB	`rgb(174, 160, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 62.7%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 13%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.66, 9.23, -9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.66, 13.24, 314.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.468, 37.518, 49.462)`
Decimal	`11444406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA0B6, 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 #AEA0B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA0B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #AEA0B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea0b6; }
.text { color: #aea0b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea0b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 160 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea0b6, #b6a0b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEA0B6?: #AEA0B6 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 #AEA0B6?: The RGB value is 174, 160, 182: 174 red, 160 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA0B6?: The complementary color is #A8B6A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA0B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.