#AE8EA4#AE8EA4
#AE8EA4 is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.049 H 337.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE8EA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 142, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(319, 16%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(319, 18%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 5.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.53, 15.85, -7.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.53, 17.34, 336.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.31% 0.0454 -0.0186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.31% 0.049 337.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8288, 31.0259, 39.3213) |
| Luminance | 0.3103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 4.30
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 5.75
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.40
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 6.98
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 7.07
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE8EA4 #8EAE98
analogous
#A88EAE #AE8EA4 #AE8E94
triadic
#AE8EA4 #A4AE8E #8EA4AE
tetradic
#AE8EA4 #AEA88E #8EAE98 #8E94AE
square
#AE8EA4 #AEA88E #8EAE98 #8E94AE
split-complementary
#AE8EA4 #94AE8E #8EAEA8
monochromatic
#715167 #946A87 #AE8EA4 #C8B2C1 #E1D5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#AE8EA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.21
#AE8EA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE8EA4
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE8EA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE8EA4 | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.21 | 7.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F94A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9699A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B28F95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae8ea4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 142, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.049 337.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6afbf',
500: '#ae8ea4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae8ea4; $custom-light: #c6afbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae8ea4",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 142,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 318.75,
"s": 16.495,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68307,
"c": 0.04902,
"h": 337.7
},
"luminance": 0.31025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE8EA4
secondary
#C6D2CA
accent
#9B644B
background
#FCFAFB
surface
#F8F4F6
border
#D1CED0
text
#131012
muted
#827F81