#ae9aaf

Color #ae9aaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ae9aaf

RGB

rgb(174, 154, 175)

HSL

hsl(297.1, 11.6%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(297.1, 12%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 12%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(65.91, 11.2, -8.2)

LCH

lch(65.91, 13.88, 323.79)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0377, 324.5)

HWB

hwb(297.1, 60.4%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9baf9a

Analogous

#a39aaf

#ae9aaf

#af9aa5

Triadic

#ae9aaf

#afae9a

#9aafae

Split-complementary

#ae9aaf

#a5af9a

#9aafa3

Tetradic

#ae9aaf

#af9a9b

#9baf9a

#9aafae

Square

#ae9aaf

#afa39a

#9baf9a

#9aa5af

Shades

Color #ae9aaf mixed toward black.

#957b97

#79617a

#5b495c

#3d303d

#1e181f

Tints

Color #ae9aaf mixed toward white.

#bbabbc

#c9bcca

#d6ccd7

#e4dde4

#f1eef2

Tones

Color #ae9aaf mixed toward gray.

#ac9cad

#ab9dab

#a99faa

#a8a1a8

#a6a3a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6aa · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#a7a8a9 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#ada6a5 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 13.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ae9aaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae9aaf]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#ae9aaf (#ae9aaf) is rgb(174, 154, 175) in RGB.

No, #ae9aaf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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