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#AE2469 Color

#AE2469 is rgb(174, 36, 105) in RGB, hsl(330, 66%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 40%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jazzberry Jam (#A50B5E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE2469
HEX#AE2469
RGBrgb(174, 36, 105)
HSLhsl(330, 66%, 41%)
HSVhsv(330, 79%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 40%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.182 355.8)
LABlab(40.47% 58.15 -4.33)
LCHlch(40.47% 58.31 355.74)

What #AE2469 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 #AE2469, 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.

#AE2469 Channel Values

How #AE2469 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 36 · B 1058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 66% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 79% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 40% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.45:1 vs white · 3.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE2469 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 text6.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AE2469

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE2469; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AE2469

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 #AE2469.

How #AE2469 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#AE2469
Protanopia#535368
Protanomaly#824569
Deuteranopia#6D6D65
Deuteranomaly#8C5867
Tritanopia#AB3333
Tritanomaly#AC2E4E
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE2469 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae2469: #AE2469;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE2469;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae2469': '#AE2469' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.141, blue: 0.412)
Android XML<color name="color_ae2469">#AE2469</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE2469"

More Pink Colors

#AE2469 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE2469 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE2469?

#AE2469 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(174, 36, 105) in RGB and hsl(330, 66%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jazzberry Jam (#A50B5E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.47.

What is the RGB value of #AE2469?

#AE2469 is rgb(174, 36, 105) — red 174, green 36, and blue 105 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE2469?

#AE2469 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 40%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE2469 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE2469 scores 6.45:1 against white and 3.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE2469 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE2469 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 15.72, which is visibly different.

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