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#AE6173 Color

#AE6173 is rgb(174, 97, 115) in RGB, hsl(346, 32%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 34%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rose Gold (#B76E79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE6173
HEX#AE6173
RGBrgb(174, 97, 115)
HSLhsl(346, 32%, 53%)
HSVhsv(346, 44%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 34%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.101 5.7)
LABlab(50.72% 33.41 4.33)
LCHlch(50.72% 33.69 7.38)

What #AE6173 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 #AE6173, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 5.67Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 6.23Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 7.01Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 12.33Middle Red Purple#A55353ΔE 13.1Copper Rose#996666ΔE 13.21

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

#AE6173 Channel Values

How #AE6173 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 97 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 32% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 44% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 34% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.41:1 vs white · 4.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE6173 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE6173 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE6173

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE6173; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE6173
Complementary
#61AE9C
Analogous
#AE6199
Analogous
#AE7561
Triadic
#73AE61
Triadic
#6173AE
Split comp.
#61AE75
Split comp.
#6199AE

Tints & Shades of #AE6173

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

#B87585
#C48D9A
#CEA1AB
#DBB8C0
#E5CDD2
#F1E4E7

Shades

#9B5061
#834452
#6C3744
#542B35
#3D1F26
#251317

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE6173.

How #AE6173 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#AE6173
Protanopia#737373
Protanomaly#8E6C73
Deuteranopia#818170
Deuteranomaly#957671
Tritanopia#AD6363
Tritanomaly#AD636A
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE6173 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae6173: #AE6173;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE6173;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae6173': '#AE6173' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.380, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_ae6173">#AE6173</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE6173"

More Red Colors

#AE6173 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#AE6173 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE6173?

#AE6173 is a mid-tone red — rgb(174, 97, 115) in RGB and hsl(346, 32%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #AE6173?

#AE6173 is rgb(174, 97, 115) — red 174, green 97, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE6173?

#AE6173 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 34%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE6173 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE6173 scores 4.41:1 against white and 4.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE6173 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE6173 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 16.04, which is visibly different.

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