#AE9EA8#AE9EA8
#AE9EA8 is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.023 H 339.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE9EA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 158, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(323, 9%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(323, 9%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 3.4%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.73, 7.65, -3.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.73, 8.24, 338.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.61% 0.0219 -0.008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.61% 0.023 339.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7494, 36.2800, 42.1050) |
| Luminance | 0.3628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.24
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.57
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 9.88
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 10.41
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 10.63
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 10.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE9EA8 #9EAEA4
analogous
#AC9EAE #AE9EA8 #AE9EA0
triadic
#AE9EA8 #A8AE9E #9EA8AE
tetradic
#AE9EA8 #AEAC9E #9EAEA4 #9EA0AE
square
#AE9EA8 #AEAC9E #9EAEA4 #9EA0AE
split-complementary
#AE9EA8 #A0AE9E #9EAEAC
monochromatic
#725F6B #927D8A #AE9EA8 #CABFC6 #E6E1E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#AE9EA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#AE9EA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE9EA8
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE9EA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE9EA8 | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA1A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A3A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B09EA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae9ea8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 158, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.023 339.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bac1',
500: '#ae9ea8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae9ea8; $custom-light: #c6bac1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae9ea8",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 158,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 322.5,
"s": 8.989,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71612,
"c": 0.0233,
"h": 339.8
},
"luminance": 0.3628
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE9EA8
secondary
#D1D7D3
accent
#936B53
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F7
border
#D1D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081