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#F4AEED Color

#F4AEED is rgb(244, 174, 237) in RGB, hsl(306, 76%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 3%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F4AEED
HEX#F4AEED
RGBrgb(244, 174, 237)
HSLhsl(306, 76%, 82%)
HSVhsv(306, 29%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 3%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.115 330)
LABlab(79.39% 33.60 -21.05)
LCHlch(79.39% 39.65 327.94)

What #F4AEED 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 #F4AEED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.78Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 7.88Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 8.02Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 8.6Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 8.76Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 11.88

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

#F4AEED Channel Values

How #F4AEED 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 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 76% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 29% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 3% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F4AEED 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F4AEED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F4AEED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F4AEED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F4AEED
Complementary
#AEF4B5
Analogous
#D8AEF4
Analogous
#F4AECA
Triadic
#EDF4AE
Triadic
#AEEDF4
Split comp.
#CAF4AE
Split comp.
#AEF4D8

Tints & Shades of #F4AEED

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

#F5B7EF
#F7C5F2
#F8CEF4
#F9D7F6
#FBE0F8
#FDEDFB

Shades

#ED7DE2
#E74BD7
#DC1EC9
#A61798
#75106B
#43093E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F4AEED.

How #F4AEED 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#F4AEED
Protanopia#BCBCED
Protanomaly#D5B7ED
Deuteranopia#C9C9EB
Deuteranomaly#DBBFEC
Tritanopia#EDB8B8
Tritanomaly#F0B4CF
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F4AEED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f4aeed: #F4AEED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F4AEED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f4aeed': '#F4AEED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.682, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_f4aeed">#F4AEED</color>
SVG fillfill="#F4AEED"

More Pink Colors

#F4AEED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#F4AEED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F4AEED?

#F4AEED is a lightest pink — rgb(244, 174, 237) in RGB and hsl(306, 76%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.78.

What is the RGB value of #F4AEED?

#F4AEED is rgb(244, 174, 237) — red 244, green 174, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F4AEED?

#F4AEED converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 3%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F4AEED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F4AEED scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F4AEED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F4AEED 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 6.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.