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#AE6187 Color

#AE6187 is rgb(174, 97, 135) in RGB, hsl(330, 32%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 22%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sugar Plum (#914E75), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE6187
HEX#AE6187
RGBrgb(174, 97, 135)
HSLhsl(330, 32%, 53%)
HSVhsv(330, 44%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 22%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.11 350)
LABlab(51.22% 35.46 -6.81)
LCHlch(51.22% 36.11 349.13)

What #AE6187 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 #AE6187, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 9.52Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 11.38Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 11.52Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 11.81Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 11.9Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 12.84

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

#AE6187 Channel Values

How #AE6187 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 32% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 44% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 22% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.32:1 vs white · 4.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE6187 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 text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE6187 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE6187

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE6187; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE6187
Complementary
#61AE87
Analogous
#AE61AE
Analogous
#AE6161
Triadic
#87AE61
Triadic
#6187AE
Split comp.
#61AE61
Split comp.
#61AEAE

Tints & Shades of #AE6187

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

#B87596
#C48DA8
#CEA1B8
#DBB8C9
#E5CDD9
#F1E4EB

Shades

#9B5075
#834463
#6C3752
#542B40
#3D1F2E
#25131C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE6187.

How #AE6187 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#AE6187
Protanopia#737387
Protanomaly#8E6C87
Deuteranopia#818185
Deuteranomaly#957686
Tritanopia#AB6767
Tritanomaly#AC6575
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE6187 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae6187: #AE6187;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE6187;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae6187': '#AE6187' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.380, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_ae6187">#AE6187</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE6187"

More Pink Colors

#AE6187 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE6187 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE6187?

#AE6187 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(174, 97, 135) in RGB and hsl(330, 32%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sugar Plum (#914E75), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.52.

What is the RGB value of #AE6187?

#AE6187 is rgb(174, 97, 135) — red 174, green 97, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE6187?

#AE6187 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 22%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE6187 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE6187 scores 4.32:1 against white and 4.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE6187 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE6187 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 16.03, which is visibly different.

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