#ae9eae

Color #ae9eae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ae9eae

RGB

rgb(174, 158, 174)

HSL

hsl(300, 9%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 9.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(66.91, 8.78, -6.16)

LCH

lch(66.91, 10.73, 324.95)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0292, 325.88)

HWB

hwb(300, 62%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eae9e

Analogous

#a69eae

#ae9eae

#ae9ea6

Triadic

#ae9eae

#aeae9e

#9eaeae

Split-complementary

#ae9eae

#a6ae9e

#9eaea6

Tetradic

#ae9eae

#ae9e9e

#9eae9e

#9eaeae

Square

#ae9eae

#aea69e

#9eae9e

#9ea6ae

Shades

Color #ae9eae mixed toward black.

#958095

#796579

#5a4c5a

#3c323c

#1e191e

Tints

Color #ae9eae mixed toward white.

#bcaebc

#c9bec9

#d7ced7

#e4dfe4

#f2eff2

Tones

Color #ae9eae mixed toward gray.

#ad9fad

#aba1ab

#aaa2aa

#a9a3a9

#a7a5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7aa · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#a8a9a9 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#ada7a7 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ae9eae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae9eae]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#ae9eae (#ae9eae) is rgb(174, 158, 174) in RGB.

No, #ae9eae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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