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#AE8AB2 Color

#AE8AB2 is rgb(174, 138, 178) in RGB, hsl(294, 21%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE8AB2
HEX#AE8AB2
RGBrgb(174, 138, 178)
HSLhsl(294, 21%, 62%)
HSVhsv(294, 22%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.071 323)
LABlab(61.94% 19.39 -15.67)
LCHlch(61.94% 24.93 321.05)

What #AE8AB2 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 #AE8AB2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 5.82Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 7.19Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 9.26Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 9.44African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.06Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.37

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

#AE8AB2 Channel Values

How #AE8AB2 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 138 · B 1788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 21% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 22% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE8AB2 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE8AB2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE8AB2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE8AB2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE8AB2
Complementary
#8EB28A
Analogous
#9A8AB2
Analogous
#B28AA2
Triadic
#B2AE8A
Triadic
#8AB2AE
Split comp.
#A2B28A
Split comp.
#8AB29A

Tints & Shades of #AE8AB2

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

#B999BD
#C4A9C7
#CEB8D1
#DBCBDD
#E6DAE7
#F0E9F1

Shades

#9D71A2
#865B8B
#6E4B72
#563A59
#3F2A41
#241825

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE8AB2.

How #AE8AB2 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#AE8AB2
Protanopia#9191B2
Protanomaly#9D8EB2
Deuteranopia#9797B1
Deuteranomaly#A192B1
Tritanopia#A99090
Tritanomaly#AB8E9F
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE8AB2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae8ab2: #AE8AB2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE8AB2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae8ab2': '#AE8AB2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.541, blue: 0.698)
Android XML<color name="color_ae8ab2">#AE8AB2</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE8AB2"

More Pink Colors

#AE8AB2 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#AE8AB2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE8AB2?

#AE8AB2 is a light pink — rgb(174, 138, 178) in RGB and hsl(294, 21%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.82.

What is the RGB value of #AE8AB2?

#AE8AB2 is rgb(174, 138, 178) — red 174, green 138, and blue 178 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE8AB2?

#AE8AB2 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE8AB2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE8AB2 scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE8AB2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE8AB2 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 17.14, which is visibly different.

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