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#AE329D Color

#AE329D is rgb(174, 50, 157) in RGB, hsl(308, 55%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 71%, 10%, 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 5.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE329D
HEX#AE329D
RGBrgb(174, 50, 157)
HSLhsl(308, 55%, 44%)
HSVhsv(308, 71%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 10%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.197 334.1)
LABlab(43.87% 58.67 -31.06)
LCHlch(43.87% 66.38 332.10)

What #AE329D 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 #AE329D, 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.

#AE329D Channel Values

How #AE329D 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 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 308° · S 55% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 308° · S 71% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 71% · Y 10% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.61:1 vs white · 3.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE329D 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 text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AE329D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE329D; 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 #AE329D

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 #AE329D.

How #AE329D 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#AE329D
Protanopia#58589D
Protanomaly#834C9D
Deuteranopia#70709B
Deuteranomaly#8D5D9C
Tritanopia#A74B4B
Tritanomaly#AA4275
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE329D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae329d: #AE329D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE329D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae329d': '#AE329D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.196, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_ae329d">#AE329D</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE329D"

More Pink Colors

#AE329D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE329D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE329D?

#AE329D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(174, 50, 157) in RGB and hsl(308, 55%, 44%) 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 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #AE329D?

#AE329D is rgb(174, 50, 157) — red 174, green 50, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE329D?

#AE329D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 71%, 10%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE329D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE329D scores 5.61:1 against white and 3.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE329D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE329D 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 13.63, which is visibly different.

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