Information about #AE6996 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#AE6996 presents itself as a moderately toned romantic rose — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Butterfly (#A46B9B). Slightly further away sit Pearly Purple (#B768A2) and Red Wisteria (#BB7796).
In RGB terms — rgb(174, 105, 150) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AE6996: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AE6996 color variations
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#AE6996 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AE6996 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AE6996 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AE6996 color hues
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#AE6996 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AE6996 color
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Nearest named colors to #AE6996
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A46B9B
#B768A2
#BB7796
#B37084
#A87D93
#A87CA0
#A87D9E
#996E9E
#9B628B
#9C6DA5
#976E9A
#B57281
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AE6996
- RGB174, 105, 150
- CMYK0, 27, 9, 32
- CSSrgb(174, 105, 150)
- HSL321°, 30%, 55%
- HSL Precise320.87°, 29.87%, 54.706%
- HSV321°, 40%, 68%
- HSB321°, 40%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
- GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.412, 0.588)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.412, 0.588, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.412, 0.588)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDAE6996
- DECIMAL ID11430294
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
