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#AE427E

#ae427e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ae427e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 25.88% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.07% magenta, 27.59% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 326.67°, with 45% saturation and 47.06% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.144

Complementary

  1. #ae427e
  2. #42ae72

Split complementary

  1. #ae427e
  2. #48ae42
  3. #42aea8

Analogous

  1. #a842ae
  2. #ae427e
  3. #ae4248

Triadic

  1. #ae427e
  2. #7eae42
  3. #427eae

Tetradic

  1. #ae427e
  2. #ae7242
  3. #42ae72
  4. #427eae

Square

  1. #ae427e
  2. #aea842
  3. #42ae72
  4. #4248ae

Monochromatic

  1. #3f182e
  2. #772d56
  3. #ae427e
  4. #ca73a3
  5. #dfaac7

Shades

#ae427e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae427e
  2. #9d3b71
  3. #8b3565
  4. #7a2e58
  5. #68284c
  6. #57213f
  7. #461a32
  8. #341426
  9. #230d19
  10. #11070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae427e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae427e
  2. #b6558b
  3. #be6898
  4. #c67ba5
  5. #ce8eb2
  6. #d7a1bf
  7. #dfb3cb
  8. #e7c6d8
  9. #efd9e5
  10. #f7ecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae427e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae427e
  2. #a9487e
  3. #a54e7e
  4. #a0557f
  5. #9c5b7f
  6. #97617f
  7. #92677f
  8. #8e6d7f
  9. #897480
  10. #857a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5c73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f5e80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e717b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba3e5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80547f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c627c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5406a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae427e {
  color: #ae427e;
}
Background
.bg-ae427e {
  background-color: #ae427e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae427e {
  border: 2px solid #ae427e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae427e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 66 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 45% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae427e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae427e, #ae4248);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae427e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 66 126 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.57 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.75 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.33 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.80 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.97 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.99 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.47 #51bd81 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ae427e  rgb(174, 66, 126)  hsl(327, 45%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#42ae72  rgb(66, 174, 114)  hsl(147, 45%, 47%)  Medium Sea Green
#7eae42  rgb(126, 174, 66)  hsl(87, 45%, 47%)  Apple Green
#427eae  rgb(66, 126, 174)  hsl(207, 45%, 47%)  Steel Blue