What color is #AEA6BB?

#AEA6BB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA6BB?

The RGB value is 174, 166, 187: 174 red, 166 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA6BB?

The complementary color is #B3BBA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA6BB color

#AEA6BB rgb(174, 166, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEA6BB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.1% green and 73.3% blue (174, 166, 187).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#AEA6BB color codes

HEX	`#AEA6BB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 166, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.37, 6.91, -9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.37, 11.93, 305.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.06, 39.859, 52.587)`
Decimal	`11445947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA6BB, 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 #AEA6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #AEA6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea6bb; }
.text { color: #aea6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 166 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea6bb, #b9a6bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AEA6BB?: #AEA6BB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA6BB?: The RGB value is 174, 166, 187: 174 red, 166 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA6BB?: The complementary color is #B3BBA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.