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#AE3260 Color

#AE3260 is rgb(174, 50, 96) in RGB, hsl(338, 55%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 71%, 45%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE3260
HEX#AE3260
RGBrgb(174, 50, 96)
HSLhsl(338, 55%, 44%)
HSVhsv(338, 71%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 45%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.164 2.3)
LABlab(41.87% 53.11 3.32)
LCHlch(41.87% 53.21 3.58)

What #AE3260 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 #AE3260, 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.

#AE3260 Channel Values

How #AE3260 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 50 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 55% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 71% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 71% · Y 45% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.13:1 vs white · 3.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE3260 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 text6.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE3260 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE3260

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE3260; 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.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AE3260

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 #AE3260.

How #AE3260 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#AE3260
Protanopia#58585F
Protanomaly#834C60
Deuteranopia#70705C
Deuteranomaly#8D5D5D
Tritanopia#AC3A3A
Tritanomaly#AD374C
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE3260 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae3260: #AE3260;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE3260;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae3260': '#AE3260' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.196, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_ae3260">#AE3260</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE3260"

More Pink Colors

#AE3260 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE3260 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE3260?

#AE3260 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(174, 50, 96) in RGB and hsl(338, 55%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.33.

What is the RGB value of #AE3260?

#AE3260 is rgb(174, 50, 96) — red 174, green 50, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE3260?

#AE3260 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 71%, 45%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE3260 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE3260 scores 6.13:1 against white and 3.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE3260 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE3260 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 20.65, which is visibly different.

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