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#AE097A Color

#AE097A is rgb(174, 9, 122) in RGB, hsl(319, 90%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 95%, 30%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flirt (#A2006D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE097A
HEX#AE097A
RGBrgb(174, 9, 122)
HSLhsl(319, 90%, 36%)
HSVhsv(319, 95%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 95%, 30%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(50.1% 0.207 346.9)
LABlab(39.23% 64.41 -16.84)
LCHlch(39.23% 66.57 345.35)

What #AE097A 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 #AE097A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Flirt#A2006DΔE 5.18Fandango#B53389ΔE 8.23Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 8.34Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 8.44Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 8.97Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 11.88

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

#AE097A Channel Values

How #AE097A 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 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 90% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 95% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 95% · Y 30% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.73:1 vs white · 3.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE097A 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 text6.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE097A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE097A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE097A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE097A
Complementary
#09AE3E
Analogous
#9009AE
Analogous
#AE0927
Triadic
#7AAE09
Triadic
#097AAE
Split comp.
#27AE09
Split comp.
#09AE90

Tints & Shades of #AE097A

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

#DA0B99
#F320B0
#F64CC0
#F872CD
#FA9EDD
#FCCAEC

Shades

#960869
#83075C
#6B064B
#57053D
#3F032C
#2C021F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE097A.

How #AE097A 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#AE097A
Protanopia#4D4D79
Protanomaly#7F3C7A
Deuteranopia#696977
Deuteranomaly#8A5378
Tritanopia#A92E2E
Tritanomaly#AB2456
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE097A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae097a: #AE097A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE097A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae097a': '#AE097A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.035, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_ae097a">#AE097A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE097A"

More Pink Colors

#AE097A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#AE097A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE097A?

#AE097A is a dark pink — rgb(174, 9, 122) in RGB and hsl(319, 90%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flirt (#A2006D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #AE097A?

#AE097A is rgb(174, 9, 122) — red 174, green 9, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE097A?

#AE097A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 95%, 30%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE097A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE097A scores 6.73:1 against white and 3.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE097A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE097A 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 8.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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