What color is #AEA5C2?

#AEA5C2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA5C2?

The RGB value is 174, 165, 194: 174 red, 165 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA5C2?

The complementary color is #B9C2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA5C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA5C2 color

#AEA5C2 rgb(174, 165, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AEA5C2 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 64.7% green and 76.1% blue (174, 165, 194).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 19% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#AEA5C2 color codes

HEX	`#AEA5C2`
RGB	`rgb(174, 165, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 64.7%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 19%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.33, 8.9, -13.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.33, 16.31, 303.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.646, 39.804, 56.57)`
Decimal	`11445698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA5C2, 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 #AEA5C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA5C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #AEA5C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea5c2; }
.text { color: #aea5c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea5c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 165 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea5c2, #bca5c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEA5C2?: #AEA5C2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA5C2?: The RGB value is 174, 165, 194: 174 red, 165 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA5C2?: The complementary color is #B9C2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA5C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.