#AE9CB4 Color

#AE9CB4 is rgb(174, 156, 180) in RGB and hsl(285, 14%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#AE9CB4

HEX#AE9CB4

RGBrgb(174, 156, 180)

HSLhsl(285, 14%, 66%)

HSVhsv(285, 13%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.04 317.7)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 13%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #AE9CB4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AE9CB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#AE9CB4 Complementary#A2B49C Analogous#A29CB4 Analogous#B49CAE Triadic#B4AE9C Triadic#9CB4AE

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #AE9CB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BAABBF #C4B6C8 #D0C5D3 #D9D0DC #E5DFE7 #EEEBF0

Shades

#9982A1 #83698C #6A5671 #55445A #3C3040 #231D26

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