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#AE5684 Color

#AE5684 is rgb(174, 86, 132) in RGB, hsl(329, 35%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 24%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE5684
HEX#AE5684
RGBrgb(174, 86, 132)
HSLhsl(329, 35%, 51%)
HSVhsv(329, 51%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 24%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.127 349.2)
LABlab(48.87% 40.67 -8.49)
LCHlch(48.87% 41.54 348.21)

What #AE5684 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 #AE5684, 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.

#AE5684 Channel Values

How #AE5684 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 86 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 35% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 51% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 24% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.7:1 vs white · 4.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE5684 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 text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AE5684

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE5684; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AE5684

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 #AE5684.

How #AE5684 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#AE5684
Protanopia#6C6C84
Protanomaly#8B6484
Deuteranopia#7C7C82
Deuteranomaly#936F83
Tritanopia#AB5D5D
Tritanomaly#AC5B6F
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE5684 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae5684: #AE5684;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE5684;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae5684': '#AE5684' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.337, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_ae5684">#AE5684</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE5684"

More Pink Colors

#AE5684 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE5684 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE5684?

#AE5684 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(174, 86, 132) in RGB and hsl(329, 35%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.42.

What is the RGB value of #AE5684?

#AE5684 is rgb(174, 86, 132) — red 174, green 86, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE5684?

#AE5684 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 24%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE5684 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE5684 scores 4.7:1 against white and 4.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE5684 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE5684 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 16.17, which is visibly different.

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