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#AE9FA2

#ae9fa2 ≈ Silver Pink

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#ae9fa2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 62.35% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 6.9% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 348°, with 8.47% saturation and 65.29% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.364

Complementary

  1. #ae9fa2
  2. #9faeab

Split complementary

  1. #ae9fa2
  2. #9faea3
  3. #9fa9ae

Analogous

  1. #ae9fa9
  2. #ae9fa2
  3. #aea39f

Triadic

  1. #ae9fa2
  2. #a2ae9f
  3. #9fa2ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae9fa2
  2. #aeab9f
  3. #9faeab
  4. #9fa2ae

Square

  1. #ae9fa2
  2. #a9ae9f
  3. #9faeab
  4. #a39fae

Monochromatic

  1. #625255
  2. #8b767a
  3. #ae9fa2
  4. #d1c8ca
  5. #f4f2f2

Shades

#ae9fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae9fa2
  2. #9d8f92
  3. #8b7f82
  4. #7a6f71
  5. #685f61
  6. #575051
  7. #464041
  8. #343031
  9. #232020
  10. #111010
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae9fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae9fa2
  2. #b6a9ab
  3. #beb2b5
  4. #c6bcbe
  5. #cec5c7
  6. #d7cfd1
  7. #dfd9da
  8. #e7e2e3
  9. #efecec
  10. #f7f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae9fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae9fa2
  2. #a99c9f
  3. #a5999b
  4. #a09698
  5. #9c9394
  6. #979091
  7. #928c8e
  8. #8e898a
  9. #898687
  10. #858383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a1a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a1a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a4a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b19ea0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a0a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a2a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b09fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae9fa2 {
  color: #ae9fa2;
}
Background
.bg-ae9fa2 {
  background-color: #ae9fa2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae9fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #ae9fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae9fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 159 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 8% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae9fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae9fa2, #aea39f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae9fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 159 162 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 5.57 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.41 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.73 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.73 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.46 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.94 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.19 #51605d Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#ae9fa2  rgb(174, 159, 162)  hsl(348, 8%, 65%)  Silver Pink
#9faeab  rgb(159, 174, 171)  hsl(168, 8%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#a2ae9f  rgb(162, 174, 159)  hsl(108, 8%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#9fa2ae  rgb(159, 162, 174)  hsl(228, 8%, 65%)  Dark Gray