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#AE094E Color

#AE094E is rgb(174, 9, 78) in RGB, hsl(335, 90%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 95%, 55%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amaranth Purple (#AB274F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE094E
HEX#AE094E
RGBrgb(174, 9, 78)
HSLhsl(335, 90%, 36%)
HSVhsv(335, 95%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 95%, 55%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(48.5% 0.19 6.2)
LABlab(37.98% 61.58 9.32)
LCHlch(37.98% 62.29 8.61)

What #AE094E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AE094E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#AE094E Channel Values

How #AE094E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 174 · G 9 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 90% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 95% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 95% · Y 55% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.12:1 vs white · 2.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE094E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE094E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE094E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE094E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AE094E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE094E.

How #AE094E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AE094E
Protanopia#4D4D4D
Protanomaly#7F3C4D
Deuteranopia#696948
Deuteranomaly#8A534A
Tritanopia#AC1D1D
Tritanomaly#AD1637
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE094E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ae094e: #AE094E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE094E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae094e': '#AE094E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.035, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_ae094e">#AE094E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE094E"

More Pink Colors

#AE094E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE094E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE094E?

#AE094E is a dark pink — rgb(174, 9, 78) in RGB and hsl(335, 90%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amaranth Purple (#AB274F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.13.

What is the RGB value of #AE094E?

#AE094E is rgb(174, 9, 78) — red 174, green 9, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE094E?

#AE094E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 95%, 55%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE094E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE094E scores 7.12:1 against white and 2.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE094E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE094E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 25.14, which is a different colour altogether.

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