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#AE92AC

Lilac · light warm pink

About #AE92AC

With the hex code #AE92AC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 57% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 10.1 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #92AE94, a sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green146
Blue172

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 16.4
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 16.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #AE92AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AE92AC.
2.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #AE92AC.
7.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AE92AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AE92AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9198AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#979CAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0949B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AE92AC?

With the hex code #AE92AC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 57% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AE92AC?

Use black text. Black on #AE92AC has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AE92AC?

Its complementary colour is #92AE94, and analogous partners are #A292AE and #AE929E.