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#AE6578 Color

#AE6578 is rgb(174, 101, 120) in RGB, hsl(344, 31%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 31%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turkish Rose (#B57281), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE6578
HEX#AE6578
RGBrgb(174, 101, 120)
HSLhsl(344, 31%, 54%)
HSVhsv(344, 42%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 31%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.096 3.7)
LABlab(51.71% 31.82 2.77)
LCHlch(51.71% 31.94 4.98)

What #AE6578 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 #AE6578, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 5.21Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 5.28Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 5.41Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 11.01Copper Rose#996666ΔE 12.62Puce#CC8899ΔE 12.92

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

#AE6578 Channel Values

How #AE6578 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 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 344° · S 31% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 344° · S 42% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 31% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE6578 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 text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE6578 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE6578

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE6578; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE6578
Complementary
#65AE9B
Analogous
#AE659D
Analogous
#AE7665
Triadic
#79AE65
Triadic
#6579AE
Split comp.
#65AE76
Split comp.
#659DAE

Tints & Shades of #AE6578

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

#B9798A
#C5919F
#CFA5B0
#DAB9C2
#E5CDD3
#F1E4E8

Shades

#9D5367
#864657
#6E3A48
#542C37
#3C2027
#251318

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE6578.

How #AE6578 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#AE6578
Protanopia#767678
Protanomaly#906F78
Deuteranopia#838376
Deuteranomaly#967877
Tritanopia#AD6868
Tritanomaly#AD676F
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE6578 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae6578: #AE6578;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE6578;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae6578': '#AE6578' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.396, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_ae6578">#AE6578</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE6578"

More Pink Colors

#AE6578 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE6578 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE6578?

#AE6578 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(174, 101, 120) in RGB and hsl(344, 31%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turkish Rose (#B57281), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #AE6578?

#AE6578 is rgb(174, 101, 120) — red 174, green 101, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE6578?

#AE6578 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 31%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE6578 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE6578 scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE6578 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE6578 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 16.48, which is visibly different.

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