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#ae488d color: Plum Dust

#ae488d is rgb(174, 72, 141) in RGB and oklch(55.813% 0.15534 342.031) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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319°
100%

55.8%
0.155
342°
  • Pink
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • pink-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.11:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #ae488d

#ae488d is a soft pink color. In OKLCH it has 55.8% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 342°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.11:1 contrast and black text 4.11:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Plum Dust (#aa4c8f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-700.

More medium pink colors

Lighter: #ae488d mixed with white

  1. ae488d
  2. b85b98
  3. c16ea3
  4. ca80ae
  5. d292ba
  6. dba4c5
  7. e3b6d0
  8. eac8dc
  9. f1dae8
  10. f8ecf3

Darker: #ae488d mixed with black

  1. ae488d
  2. 973d7a
  3. 803367
  4. 6a2955
  5. 551f44
  6. 411633
  7. 2e0d23
  8. 1c0614
  9. 0b0207
  10. 010001

Calmer: #ae488d with less saturation

  1. ae488d
  2. a94e8b
  3. a45388
  4. 9f5986
  5. 995d83
  6. 946181
  7. 8e667e
  8. 88697c
  9. 816d79
  10. 7b7076

Questions about #ae488d

What color is #ae488d?

#ae488d is soft pink. The closest named color is Plum Dust. In RGB it is rgb(174, 72, 141), in HSL hsl(319.41, 41.46%, 48.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.813% 0.15534 342.031).

What colors go well with #ae488d?

The complementary color of #ae488d is #008d58. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9254b5 and #bc445b. The triadic partners are #857500 and #0082a8.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae488d?

White text reads better on #ae488d: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and black gives 4.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae488d a warm or cool color?

#ae488d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 342 degrees, its lightness 55.8% and its chroma 0.155.