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#AE8F95 Color

#AE8F95 is rgb(174, 143, 149) in RGB, hsl(348, 16%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tuscany (#C09999), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE8F95
HEX#AE8F95
RGBrgb(174, 143, 149)
HSLhsl(348, 16%, 62%)
HSVhsv(348, 18%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.038 5.1)
LABlab(62.45% 12.78 1.43)
LCHlch(62.45% 12.86 6.40)

What #AE8F95 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 #AE8F95, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tuscany#C09999ΔE 6.64Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 7.43Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 8.44Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 8.92Cinereous#98817BΔE 9.43English Lavender#B48395ΔE 9.58

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

#AE8F95 Channel Values

How #AE8F95 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 143 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 16% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 18% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 14% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.93:1 vs white · 7.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE8F95 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 text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE8F95 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE8F95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE8F95; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE8F95
Complementary
#8FAEA7
Analogous
#AE8FA4
Analogous
#AE988F
Triadic
#95AE8F
Triadic
#8F95AE
Split comp.
#8FAE98
Split comp.
#8FA4AE

Tints & Shades of #AE8F95

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

#B89DA3
#C3ACB1
#CEBBBF
#DBCDCF
#E5DCDD
#F0EAEB

Shades

#9C777E
#856068
#6D4F55
#563E43
#3E2D30
#231A1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE8F95.

How #AE8F95 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#AE8F95
Protanopia#959595
Protanomaly#A09395
Deuteranopia#9A9A94
Deuteranomaly#A29694
Tritanopia#AD9090
Tritanomaly#AE8F92
Achromatopsia#979797

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Using #AE8F95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae8f95: #AE8F95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE8F95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae8f95': '#AE8F95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.561, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_ae8f95">#AE8F95</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE8F95"

More Red Colors

#AE8F95 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#AE8F95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE8F95?

#AE8F95 is a light red — rgb(174, 143, 149) in RGB and hsl(348, 16%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tuscany (#C09999), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.64.

What is the RGB value of #AE8F95?

#AE8F95 is rgb(174, 143, 149) — red 174, green 143, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE8F95?

#AE8F95 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE8F95 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE8F95 scores 2.93:1 against white and 7.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE8F95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE8F95 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 7.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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