What color is #AEA2C0?

#AEA2C0 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 #AEA2C0?

The RGB value is 174, 162, 192: 174 red, 162 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA2C0?

The complementary color is #B4C0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA2C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA2C0 color

#AEA2C0 rgb(174, 162, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AEA2C0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 63.5% green and 75.3% blue (174, 162, 192).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#AEA2C0 color codes

HEX	`#AEA2C0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 162, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 63.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.49, 10.15, -13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.49, 17.14, 306.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.889, 38.645, 55.217)`
Decimal	`11444928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA2C0, 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 #AEA2C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA2C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #AEA2C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea2c0; }
.text { color: #aea2c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea2c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 162 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea2c0, #bda2c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEA2C0?: #AEA2C0 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 #AEA2C0?: The RGB value is 174, 162, 192: 174 red, 162 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA2C0?: The complementary color is #B4C0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA2C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.