Palettes / Colors / #AE047E
#AE047E — Vivid Pink
#AE047E is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #AE047E when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#AE047E is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #04AF34; it also sits naturally between #8A04AF and #AF0429. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AE047E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 4, 126 |
| HSL | 317°, 96%, 35% |
| HSV | 317°, 98%, 68% |
| CMYK | 0%, 98%, 28%, 32% |
| XYZ | 21.26, 10.59, 20.66 |
| Yxy | 10.59, 0.4049, 0.2017 |
| CIE-Lab | 38.88, 66.97, -20.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 32.55, 62.39, -17.27 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 2% · Blue 49%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 28% · Key 32%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AE047E
.text { color: #AE047E; }
.background { background-color: #AE047E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE047E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 4, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(317, 96%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE047E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 4, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE047E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 4, 126, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AE047E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE047E">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #04AF34:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 6.73:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.12:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #AE047E: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AE047E
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AE047E: ·
How #AE047E looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #AE047E rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AE047E?
#AE047E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 174, 4, 126). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AE047E?
#AE047E is RGB 174, 4, 126 — HSL 317°, 96%, 35% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 28%, 32%.
What colors go with #AE047E?
Its complement is #04AF34; analogous partners are #8A04AF and #AF0429. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AE047E for text?
White text on #AE047E has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.12:1.