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#AE517B

#ae517b ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae517b is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 31.76% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.45% magenta, 29.31% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 332.9°, with 36.47% saturation and 50% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 5.29.

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Relative luminance0.1631

Complementary

  1. #ae517b
  2. #51ae84

Split complementary

  1. #ae517b
  2. #51ae55
  3. #51aaae

Analogous

  1. #ae51aa
  2. #ae517b
  3. #ae5551

Triadic

  1. #ae517b
  2. #7bae51
  3. #517bae

Tetradic

  1. #ae517b
  2. #ae8451
  3. #51ae84
  4. #517bae

Square

  1. #ae517b
  2. #aaae51
  3. #51ae84
  4. #5551ae

Monochromatic

  1. #462031
  2. #7a3956
  3. #ae517b
  4. #c685a3
  5. #dfb9ca

Shades

#ae517b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae517b
  2. #9d496f
  3. #8b4162
  4. #7a3956
  5. #68314a
  6. #57293e
  7. #462031
  8. #341825
  9. #231019
  10. #11080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae517b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae517b
  2. #b66288
  3. #be7495
  4. #c685a3
  5. #ce97b0
  6. #d7a8bd
  7. #dfb9ca
  8. #e7cbd7
  9. #efdce5
  10. #f7eef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae517b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae517b
  2. #a9567c
  3. #a55a7c
  4. #a05f7d
  5. #9c647d
  6. #97697e
  7. #926d7e
  8. #8e727f
  9. #89777f
  10. #857b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d6575 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d667c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767779 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba4c61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #855e7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906a7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b54e6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae517b {
  color: #ae517b;
}
Background
.bg-ae517b {
  background-color: #ae517b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae517b {
  border: 2px solid #ae517b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae517b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 81 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 333 36% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae517b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae517b, #ae5551);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae517b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 81 123 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.29 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.94 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 8.11 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.81 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 8.98 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.85 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.55 #51ae84 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#ae517b  rgb(174, 81, 123)  hsl(333, 36%, 50%)  Mulberry
#51ae84  rgb(81, 174, 132)  hsl(153, 36%, 50%)  Mint
#7bae51  rgb(123, 174, 81)  hsl(93, 36%, 50%)  Asparagus
#517bae  rgb(81, 123, 174)  hsl(213, 36%, 50%)  Tufts Blue