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Colour

#AE99AA

  • #AE99AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AE99AA is a magenta with RGB values 174, 153, 170 and HSL 311°, 11%, 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

#AE99AA#AE99AA
HEX#AE99AA
RGBrgb(174, 153, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6, 0.6667
RGB percentages68.2%, 60%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(311.4, 11.5%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.4, 12.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 2.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,442,602
CSS custom property--colour: #AE99AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#516655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999DABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA0A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B09A9Fno 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 text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 12.9Rosy brown · ΔE 14.2Thistle · ΔE 15.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17Gray · ΔE 17.2Silver · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99AE9D
Analogous#A799AE, #AE999F
Triadic#AAAE99, #99AAAE
Split complementary#9FAE99, #99AEA7
Tetradic#AEA799, #99AE9D, #999FAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2EEF1
Lighter +20%#DBD2D9
Lighter +10%#C5B5C2
Darker −10%#977D92
Darker −20%#7D6478
Darker −30%#614D5D
Darker −40%#453642
More saturated +25%#C582B8
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R174
G153
B170
Red174 (68.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue311.43°
Saturation (HSL)11.48%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 99 · B AA

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