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#AE1995 Color

#AE1995 is rgb(174, 25, 149) in RGB, hsl(310, 75%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 14%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE1995
HEX#AE1995
RGBrgb(174, 25, 149)
HSLhsl(310, 75%, 39%)
HSVhsv(310, 86%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 14%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(52% 0.215 336.7)
LABlab(41.11% 64.49 -30.54)
LCHlch(41.11% 71.35 334.66)

What #AE1995 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 #AE1995, 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.

#AE1995 Channel Values

How #AE1995 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 25 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 75% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 86% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 14% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.23:1 vs white · 3.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE1995 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 text6.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AE1995

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE1995; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AE1995

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 #AE1995.

How #AE1995 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#AE1995
Protanopia#505095
Protanomaly#804095
Deuteranopia#6B6B92
Deuteranomaly#8B5593
Tritanopia#A73D3D
Tritanomaly#AA326B
Achromatopsia#616161

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Using #AE1995 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae1995: #AE1995;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE1995;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae1995': '#AE1995' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.098, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_ae1995">#AE1995</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE1995"

More Pink Colors

#AE1995 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE1995 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE1995?

#AE1995 is a dark pink — rgb(174, 25, 149) in RGB and hsl(310, 75%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #AE1995?

#AE1995 is rgb(174, 25, 149) — red 174, green 25, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE1995?

#AE1995 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 14%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE1995 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE1995 scores 6.23:1 against white and 3.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE1995 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE1995 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.74, which is visibly different.

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