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#AE6570 Color

#AE6570 is rgb(174, 101, 112) in RGB, hsl(351, 31%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 36%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rose Gold (#B76E79), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE6570
HEX#AE6570
RGBrgb(174, 101, 112)
HSLhsl(351, 31%, 54%)
HSVhsv(351, 42%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 36%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.095 10.7)
LABlab(51.53% 31.06 7.25)
LCHlch(51.53% 31.89 13.14)

What #AE6570 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 #AE6570, 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 red in the library.

#AE6570 Channel Values

How #AE6570 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 101 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 31% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 42% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 36% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.29:1 vs white · 4.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE6570 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 text4.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AE6570

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE6570; 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 #AE6570

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 #AE6570.

How #AE6570 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#AE6570
Protanopia#767670
Protanomaly#906F70
Deuteranopia#83836D
Deuteranomaly#96786E
Tritanopia#AD6666
Tritanomaly#AE666A
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE6570 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae6570: #AE6570;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE6570;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae6570': '#AE6570' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.396, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_ae6570">#AE6570</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE6570"

More Red Colors

#AE6570 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE6570 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE6570?

#AE6570 is a mid-tone red — rgb(174, 101, 112) in RGB and hsl(351, 31%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.44.

What is the RGB value of #AE6570?

#AE6570 is rgb(174, 101, 112) — red 174, green 101, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE6570?

#AE6570 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 36%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE6570 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE6570 scores 4.29:1 against white and 4.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE6570 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE6570 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 18.17, which is visibly different.

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