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#AE1998 Color

#AE1998 is rgb(174, 25, 152) in RGB, hsl(309, 75%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 13%, 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 6.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE1998
HEX#AE1998
RGBrgb(174, 25, 152)
HSLhsl(309, 75%, 39%)
HSVhsv(309, 86%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 13%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.217 335.6)
LABlab(41.24% 64.79 -32.15)
LCHlch(41.24% 72.33 333.61)

What #AE1998 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 #AE1998, 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.

#AE1998 Channel Values

How #AE1998 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 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 309° · S 75% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 309° · S 86% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 13% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.19:1 vs white · 3.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE1998 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 text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AE1998

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE1998; 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
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AE1998

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 #AE1998.

How #AE1998 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#AE1998
Protanopia#505098
Protanomaly#804098
Deuteranopia#6B6B95
Deuteranomaly#8B5596
Tritanopia#A73E3E
Tritanomaly#AA336E
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE1998 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae1998: #AE1998;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE1998;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae1998': '#AE1998' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.098, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_ae1998">#AE1998</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE1998"

More Pink Colors

#AE1998 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE1998 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE1998?

#AE1998 is a dark pink — rgb(174, 25, 152) in RGB and hsl(309, 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 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #AE1998?

#AE1998 is rgb(174, 25, 152) — red 174, green 25, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE1998?

#AE1998 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 13%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE1998 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE1998 scores 6.19:1 against white and 3.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE1998 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE1998 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 12.02, which is visibly different.

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