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#AE658A Color

#AE658A is rgb(174, 101, 138) in RGB, hsl(330, 31%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 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 9.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE658A
HEX#AE658A
RGBrgb(174, 101, 138)
HSLhsl(330, 31%, 54%)
HSVhsv(330, 42%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 21%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(60% 0.104 349)
LABlab(52.16% 33.74 -7.19)
LCHlch(52.16% 34.49 347.97)

What #AE658A 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 #AE658A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 9.96Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 10.6Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 11.35Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 11.6Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 12.26Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 12.32

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

#AE658A Channel Values

How #AE658A 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 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 31% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 42% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 21% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.18:1 vs white · 5.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE658A 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 text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE658A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE658A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE658A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE658A
Complementary
#65AE8A
Analogous
#AE65AE
Analogous
#AE6565
Triadic
#8AAE65
Triadic
#658AAE
Split comp.
#65AE65
Split comp.
#65AEAE

Tints & Shades of #AE658A

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

#B97999
#C591AB
#CFA5BA
#DAB9C9
#E5CDD9
#F1E4EB

Shades

#9D5378
#864666
#6E3A54
#542C40
#3C202E
#25131C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE658A.

How #AE658A 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#AE658A
Protanopia#76768A
Protanomaly#906F8A
Deuteranopia#838388
Deuteranomaly#967889
Tritanopia#AB6B6B
Tritanomaly#AC6878
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE658A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae658a: #AE658A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE658A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae658a': '#AE658A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.396, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_ae658a">#AE658A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE658A"

More Pink Colors

#AE658A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE658A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE658A?

#AE658A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(174, 101, 138) in RGB and hsl(330, 31%, 54%) 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 9.96.

What is the RGB value of #AE658A?

#AE658A is rgb(174, 101, 138) — red 174, green 101, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE658A?

#AE658A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 21%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE658A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE658A scores 4.18:1 against white and 5.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE658A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE658A 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 16.83, which is visibly different.

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