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Colour

#AE97AC

  • #AE97AC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AE97AC is a magenta with RGB values 174, 151, 172 and HSL 305°, 12%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AE97AC#AE97AC
HEX#AE97AC
RGBrgb(174, 151, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5922, 0.6745
RGB percentages68.2%, 59.2%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(305.2, 12.4%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.2, 13.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 13.2%, 1.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,442,092
CSS custom property--colour: #AE97AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#516853

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969CADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9FABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B0989Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.1Dark grey · ΔE 15.2Rosy brown · ΔE 15.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Gray · ΔE 18.5Slate grey · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97AE99
Analogous#A497AE, #AE97A1
Triadic#ACAE97, #97ACAE
Split complementary#A0AE97, #97AEA4
Tetradic#AEA497, #97AE99, #97A1AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1EDF1
Lighter +20%#DBD0DA
Lighter +10%#C4B4C3
Darker −10%#987A95
Darker −20%#7D627B
Darker −30%#614B5F
Darker −40%#443543
More saturated +25%#C580BF
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R174
G151
B172
Red174 (68.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue305.22°
Saturation (HSL)12.43%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 97 · B AC

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