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#AE8994 Color

#AE8994 is rgb(174, 137, 148) in RGB, hsl(342, 19%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE8994
HEX#AE8994
RGBrgb(174, 137, 148)
HSLhsl(342, 19%, 61%)
HSVhsv(342, 21%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.047 358.8)
LABlab(60.91% 15.84 -0.21)
LCHlch(60.91% 15.84 359.23)

What #AE8994 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 #AE8994, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 5.91Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 7.92Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 8.22Tuscany#C09999ΔE 8.55Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 9Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 9.88

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

#AE8994 Channel Values

How #AE8994 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 137 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 19% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 21% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 15% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE8994 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 text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE8994 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE8994

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE8994; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE8994
Complementary
#89AEA3
Analogous
#AE89A7
Analogous
#AE9089
Triadic
#94AE89
Triadic
#8994AE
Split comp.
#89AE90
Split comp.
#89A7AE

Tints & Shades of #AE8994

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

#B998A2
#C5AAB2
#CFB9C0
#DAC8CE
#E4D8DB
#F1EAEC

Shades

#9E707E
#895D6A
#704C57
#553A42
#3D292F
#24191C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE8994.

How #AE8994 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#AE8994
Protanopia#909094
Protanomaly#9D8D94
Deuteranopia#979793
Deuteranomaly#A09193
Tritanopia#AD8A8A
Tritanomaly#AD8A8E
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE8994 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae8994: #AE8994;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE8994;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae8994': '#AE8994' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.537, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_ae8994">#AE8994</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE8994"

More Pink Colors

#AE8994 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE8994 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE8994?

#AE8994 is a light pink — rgb(174, 137, 148) in RGB and hsl(342, 19%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #AE8994?

#AE8994 is rgb(174, 137, 148) — red 174, green 137, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE8994?

#AE8994 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE8994 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE8994 scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE8994 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE8994 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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