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#AE618A Color

#AE618A is rgb(174, 97, 138) in RGB, hsl(328, 32%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 21%, 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 9.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE618A
HEX#AE618A
RGBrgb(174, 97, 138)
HSLhsl(328, 32%, 53%)
HSVhsv(328, 44%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 21%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.112 347.9)
LABlab(51.30% 35.80 -8.46)
LCHlch(51.30% 36.78 346.71)

What #AE618A 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 #AE618A, 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.

#AE618A Channel Values

How #AE618A 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 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 32% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 44% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 21% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.31:1 vs white · 4.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE618A 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 text4.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AE618A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE618A; 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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Tints & Shades of #AE618A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE618A.

How #AE618A 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#AE618A
Protanopia#73738A
Protanomaly#8E6C8A
Deuteranopia#818188
Deuteranomaly#957689
Tritanopia#AB6767
Tritanomaly#AC6577
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE618A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae618a: #AE618A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE618A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae618a': '#AE618A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.380, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_ae618a">#AE618A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE618A"

More Pink Colors

#AE618A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE618A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE618A?

#AE618A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(174, 97, 138) in RGB and hsl(328, 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 9.39.

What is the RGB value of #AE618A?

#AE618A is rgb(174, 97, 138) — red 174, green 97, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE618A?

#AE618A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 21%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE618A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE618A scores 4.31:1 against white and 4.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE618A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE618A 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 16.68, which is visibly different.

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