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Recognised as Colour

#AE98A9

  • #AE98A9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AE98A9 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 152, 169 and HSL 314°, 12%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AE98A9#AE98A9
HEX#AE98A9
RGBrgb(174, 152, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5961, 0.6627
RGB percentages68.2%, 59.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(313.6, 12%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.6, 12.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 2.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,442,345
CSS custom property--colour: #AE98A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#516756

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#989CAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9FA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B0999Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 13.2Rosy brown · ΔE 13.9Thistle · ΔE 15.4Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1Gray · ΔE 17.2Silver · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98AE9D
Analogous#A898AE, #AE989E
Triadic#A9AE98, #98A9AE
Split complementary#9EAE98, #98AEA8
Tetradic#AEA898, #98AE9D, #989EAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1EEF1
Lighter +20%#DBD1D9
Lighter +10%#C4B5C1
Darker −10%#987B91
Darker −20%#7D6377
Darker −30%#614C5C
Darker −40%#443641
More saturated +25%#C581B6
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R174
G152
B169
Red174 (68.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue313.64°
Saturation (HSL)11.96%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 98 · B A9

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