#AE9AA0#AE9AA0
#AE9AA0 is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.025 H 357.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE9AA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 154, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(342, 11%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(342, 11%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 8%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.47, 8.41, -0.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.47, 8.42, 357.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.56% 0.025 -0.001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.56% 0.025 357.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3557, 34.6486, 38.0762) |
| Luminance | 0.3465 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 7.28
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.33
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.89
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 9.30
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 9.36
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 10.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE9AA0 #9AAEA8
analogous
#AE9AAA #AE9AA0 #AE9E9A
triadic
#AE9AA0 #A0AE9A #9AA0AE
tetradic
#AE9AA0 #AAAE9A #9AAEA8 #9E9AAE
square
#AE9AA0 #AAAE9A #9AAEA8 #9E9AAE
split-complementary
#AE9AA0 #9AAE9E #9AAAAE
monochromatic
#725C62 #937880 #AE9AA0 #C9BCC0 #E4DEE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#AE9AA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.93
#AE9AA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE9AA0
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE9AA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE9AA0 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9DA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A0A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2999C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae9aa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 154, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.025 357.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b7bc',
500: '#ae9aa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae9aa0; $custom-light: #c6b7bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae9aa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 154,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 342,
"s": 10.989,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70556,
"c": 0.02498,
"h": 357.7
},
"luminance": 0.34648
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE9AA0
secondary
#CED5D3
accent
#958050
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F6
border
#D1D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081