What color is #AEA9C1?

#AEA9C1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA9C1?

The RGB value is 174, 169, 193: 174 red, 169 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA9C1?

The complementary color is #BCC1A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA9C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA9C1 color

#AEA9C1 rgb(174, 169, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEA9C1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 66.3% green and 75.7% blue (174, 169, 193).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 16% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#AEA9C1 color codes

HEX	`#AEA9C1`
RGB	`rgb(174, 169, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 66.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 16%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.33, 6.48, -11.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.33, 13.29, 299.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.267, 41.225, 56.225)`
Decimal	`11446721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA9C1, 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 #AEA9C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA9C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #AEA9C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea9c1; }
.text { color: #aea9c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea9c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 169 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea9c1, #baa9c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AEA9C1?: #AEA9C1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA9C1?: The RGB value is 174, 169, 193: 174 red, 169 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA9C1?: The complementary color is #BCC1A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA9C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.