#AE5676 Color

#AE5676 is rgb(174, 86, 118) in RGB, hsl(338, 35%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 32%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Ruby (#AA4069), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE5676

HEX#AE5676

RGBrgb(174, 86, 118)

HSLhsl(338, 35%, 51%)

HSVhsv(338, 51%, 68%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 32%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.12 358.6)

LABlab(48.49% 39.26 -0.65)

LCHlch(48.49% 39.27 359.06)

What #AE5676 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 #AE5676, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Ruby#AA4069ΔE 9.21 Irresistible#B3446CΔE 9.88 Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 11.23 Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 11.32 Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 11.32 Mystic Maroon#AD4379ΔE 11.84

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#AE5676 Channel Values

How #AE5676 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 174 · G 86 · B 118	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 338° · S 35% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 338° · S 51% · V 68%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 51% · Y 32% · K 32%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.78:1 vs white · 4.39:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE5676 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 text4.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AE5676

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE5676; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AE5676

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

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How #AE5676 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#AE5676

Protanopia#6C6C76

Protanomaly#8B6476

Deuteranopia#7C7C73

Deuteranomaly#936F74

Tritanopia#AC5B5B

Tritanomaly#AD5967

Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #AE5676 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae5676: #AE5676;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE5676;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae5676': '#AE5676' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.337, blue: 0.463)

Android XML<color name="color_ae5676">#AE5676</color>

SVG fillfill="#AE5676"

More Pink Colors

#AE5676 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#AE5676 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE5676?

#AE5676 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(174, 86, 118) in RGB and hsl(338, 35%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Ruby (#AA4069), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.21.

What is the RGB value of #AE5676?

#AE5676 is rgb(174, 86, 118) — red 174, green 86, and blue 118 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE5676?

#AE5676 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 32%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE5676 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE5676 scores 4.78:1 against white and 4.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE5676 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE5676 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 13.97, which is visibly different.

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