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#AE617D Color

#AE617D is rgb(174, 97, 125) in RGB, hsl(338, 32%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 28%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rose Dust (#9E5E6F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE617D
HEX#AE617D
RGBrgb(174, 97, 125)
HSLhsl(338, 32%, 53%)
HSVhsv(338, 44%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 28%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.105 357.6)
LABlab(50.96% 34.40 -1.27)
LCHlch(50.96% 34.42 357.89)

What #AE617D 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 #AE617D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 7.6Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 8.86Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 9.87Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 11.85Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 12.59Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 13.01

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

#AE617D Channel Values

How #AE617D 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 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 32% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 44% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 28% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.37:1 vs white · 4.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE617D 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 text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE617D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE617D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE617D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE617D
Complementary
#61AE91
Analogous
#AE61A3
Analogous
#AE6B61
Triadic
#7DAE61
Triadic
#617DAE
Split comp.
#61AE6B
Split comp.
#61A3AE

Tints & Shades of #AE617D

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

#B8758E
#C48DA1
#CEA1B2
#DBB8C5
#E5CDD5
#F1E4E9

Shades

#9B506B
#83445B
#6C374B
#542B3A
#3D1F2A
#25131A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE617D.

How #AE617D 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#AE617D
Protanopia#73737D
Protanomaly#8E6C7D
Deuteranopia#81817B
Deuteranomaly#95767C
Tritanopia#AC6565
Tritanomaly#AD636F
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE617D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae617d: #AE617D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE617D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae617d': '#AE617D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.380, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_ae617d">#AE617D</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE617D"

More Pink Colors

#AE617D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#AE617D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE617D?

#AE617D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(174, 97, 125) in RGB and hsl(338, 32%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rose Dust (#9E5E6F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.6.

What is the RGB value of #AE617D?

#AE617D is rgb(174, 97, 125) — red 174, green 97, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE617D?

#AE617D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 28%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE617D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE617D scores 4.37:1 against white and 4.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE617D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE617D 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 15.04, which is visibly different.

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