#AEA2B0#AEA2B0
#AEA2B0 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.024 H 321.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA2B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 162, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 8%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 8%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 8%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.00, 6.95, -5.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.00, 8.96, 320.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.68% 0.0188 -0.015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.68% 0.024 321.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2112, 37.9742, 46.3826) |
| Luminance | 0.3797 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.41
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 9.65
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 9.83
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.55
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.76
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 11.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA2B0 #A4B0A2
analogous
#A7A2B0 #AEA2B0 #B0A2AB
triadic
#AEA2B0 #B0AEA2 #A2B0AE
tetradic
#AEA2B0 #B0A7A2 #A4B0A2 #A2ABB0
square
#AEA2B0 #B0A7A2 #A4B0A2 #A2ABB0
split-complementary
#AEA2B0 #ABB0A2 #A2B0A7
monochromatic
#726375 #918194 #AEA2B0 #CBC3CC #E8E4E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#AEA2B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#AEA2B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA2B0
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA2B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA2B0 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A5B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A6AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFA3A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea2b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 162, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.024 321.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bdc7',
500: '#aea2b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea2b0; $custom-light: #c6bdc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea2b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 162,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.429,
"s": 8.14,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72677,
"c": 0.02408,
"h": 321.4
},
"luminance": 0.37974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA2B0
secondary
#D5D9D5
accent
#92535C
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#131213
muted
#828182