Information about #AE8A9D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AE8A9D belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(174, 138, 157) (68.2% red, 54.1% green, 61.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 14 / 7 / 32 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained romantic rose, #AE8A9D appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bouquet (#A78199) and English Lavender (#B48395).

The recipe behind #AE8A9D is rgb(174, 138, 157), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AE8A9D: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AE8A9D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AE8A9D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AE8A9D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AE8A9D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AE8A9D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AE8A9D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AE8A9D 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AE8A9D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

Bouquet color link
Bouquet

#A78199

English Lavender color link
English Lavender

#B48395

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

Grayish Fuchsia color link
Grayish Fuchsia

#A87D9E

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Anticipation color link
Anticipation

#A88A8E

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Mesmerise color link
Mesmerise

#B598A3

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

#AE8A9D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE8A9D
  • RGB174, 138, 157
  • CMYK0, 14, 7, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 138, 157)
  • HSL328°, 18%, 61%
  • HSL Precise328.333°, 18.182%, 61.176%
  • HSV328°, 21%, 68%
  • HSB328°, 21%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.541, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.541, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.541, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAE8A9D
  • DECIMAL ID11438749
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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