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#F4AEE4 Color

#F4AEE4 is rgb(244, 174, 228) in RGB, hsl(314, 76%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 7%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F4AEE4
HEX#F4AEE4
RGBrgb(244, 174, 228)
HSLhsl(314, 76%, 82%)
HSVhsv(314, 29%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 7%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.107 335)
LABlab(79.14% 32.43 -16.58)
LCHlch(79.14% 36.42 332.92)

What #F4AEE4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F4AEE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 5.19Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 6.5Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 8.01Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 8.13Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 9.88Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 9.99

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#F4AEE4 Channel Values

How #F4AEE4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 244 · G 174 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 314° · S 76% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 314° · S 29% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 7% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F4AEE4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F4AEE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F4AEE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F4AEE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F4AEE4
Complementary
#AEF4BE
Analogous
#E1AEF4
Analogous
#F4AEC1
Triadic
#E4F4AE
Triadic
#AEE4F4
Split comp.
#C1F4AE
Split comp.
#AEF4E1

Tints & Shades of #F4AEE4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F5B7E7
#F7C5EB
#F8CEEE
#F9D7F1
#FBE0F4
#FDEDF9

Shades

#ED7DD3
#E74BC2
#DC1EB0
#A61785
#75105D
#430936

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F4AEE4.

How #F4AEE4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F4AEE4
Protanopia#BCBCE4
Protanomaly#D5B7E4
Deuteranopia#C9C9E2
Deuteranomaly#DBBFE3
Tritanopia#EFB6B6
Tritanomaly#F1B3CA
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F4AEE4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f4aee4: #F4AEE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F4AEE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f4aee4': '#F4AEE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.682, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_f4aee4">#F4AEE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#F4AEE4"

More Pink Colors

#F4AEE4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#F4AEE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F4AEE4?

#F4AEE4 is a lightest pink — rgb(244, 174, 228) in RGB and hsl(314, 76%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #F4AEE4?

#F4AEE4 is rgb(244, 174, 228) — red 244, green 174, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F4AEE4?

#F4AEE4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 7%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F4AEE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F4AEE4 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F4AEE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F4AEE4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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