#AE8EA1#AE8EA1
#AE8EA1 is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.047 H 342.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE8EA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 142, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(324, 16%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(324, 18%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 7.5%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.44, 15.30, -5.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.44, 16.25, 340.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.21% 0.0443 -0.0144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.21% 0.047 342) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5611, 30.9188, 37.9113) |
| Luminance | 0.3092 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.18
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 5.30
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 6.47
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 7.07
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.32
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE8EA1 #8EAE9B
analogous
#AB8EAE #AE8EA1 #AE8E91
triadic
#AE8EA1 #A1AE8E #8EA1AE
tetradic
#AE8EA1 #AEAB8E #8EAE9B #8E91AE
square
#AE8EA1 #AEAB8E #8EAE9B #8E91AE
split-complementary
#AE8EA1 #91AE8E #8EAEAB
monochromatic
#715164 #946A83 #AE8EA1 #C8B2BF #E1D5DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#AE8EA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.18
#AE8EA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE8EA1
7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE8EA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE8EA1 | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.18 | 7.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F94A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9699A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B28E94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae8ea1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 142, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.047 342.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6afbc',
500: '#ae8ea1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae8ea1; $custom-light: #c6afbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae8ea1",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 142,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 324.375,
"s": 16.495,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68207,
"c": 0.04653,
"h": 342
},
"luminance": 0.30918
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE8EA1
secondary
#C6D2CB
accent
#9B6B4B
background
#FCFAFB
surface
#F8F4F6
border
#D1CED0
text
#131012
muted
#827F81