#ae999e

Color #ae999e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#ae999e

RGB

rgb(174, 153, 158)

HSL

hsl(345.7, 11.5%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345.7, 12.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.1%, 9.2%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(65.16, 8.61, 0.23)

LCH

lch(65.16, 8.61, 1.53)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0257, 1.56)

HWB

hwb(345.7, 60%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99aea9

Analogous

#ae99a8

#ae999e

#ae9e99

Triadic

#ae999e

#9eae99

#999eae

Split-complementary

#ae999e

#99ae9e

#99a8ae

Tetradic

#ae999e

#aea999

#99aea9

#999eae

Square

#ae999e

#a8ae99

#99aea9

#9e99ae

Shades

Color #ae999e mixed toward black.

#967b81

#7a6066

#5b484d

#3d3033

#1e181a

Tints

Color #ae999e mixed toward white.

#bbaaae

#c9bbbe

#d6ccce

#e4dddf

#f1eeef

Tones

Color #ae999e mixed toward gray.

#ac9b9f

#aa9ca0

#a99ea1

#a7a0a2

#a5a2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a59d · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#a7a89d · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#ad9c9c · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ae999e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae999e]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ae999e (#ae999e) is rgb(174, 153, 158) in RGB.

No, #ae999e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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