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#AE2A67 — Pink

#AE2A67 is a pink color we call 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 #AE2A67 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.

#AE2A67 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 #2AAC6F; it also sits naturally between #AC2AA8 and #AC2E2A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AE2A67 · RGB 174, 42, 103

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Color values

HEX#AE2A67
RGB174, 42, 103
HSL332°, 61%, 42%
HSV332°, 76%, 68%
CMYK0%, 76%, 41%, 32%
XYZ20.73, 11.63, 13.98
Yxy11.63, 0.4473, 0.2510
CIE-Lab40.63, 56.89, -3.27
Hunter Lab34.11, 51.43, -2.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 16% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 41% · Key 32%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #AE2A67 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AE2A67 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AE2A67

.text { color: #AE2A67; }
.background { background-color: #AE2A67; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE2A67; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 42, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(332, 61%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE2A67; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 42, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE2A67; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 42, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE2A67">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE2A67">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AE2A67

#9C265D#8C2253#7F1F4C#6F1B42#5E1738#4E132E#3E0F25#310C1D#210814#10040A

Tints of #AE2A67

#C12F73#D03E82#D55390#DB6B9F#E080AD#E594BA#EBADCA#F0C1D7#F6DAE7#FBEFF4

Tones of #AE2A67

#A33367#9A3C68#914669#874F69#7D596A#75616A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2AAC6F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.31:1 AA
Against black text3.33:1 AA large only

Best text color on #AE2A67: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AE2A67

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AE2A67: ·

How #AE2A67 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #757458Deuteranopia · #7D8655Tritanopia · #A74D4A

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:

Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Material Pink 500 · #E91E63

Palettes with #AE2A67

Crimson Ruby Mosaic
#842191 · #DD43BC · #AE2A67 · #E12943

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AE2A67 rather than the exact color:

Silent Mosaic
#7836BB · #AC32A6 · #AE2F61 · #7B3223
Scarlet Ruby Orchard
#C225BE · #B42466 · #E15D55 · #CA9144
Palette 360982
#360982 · #B72A67 · #FF9797 · #FDE8CB
Maroon Velvet
#800020 · #B03060 · #E8B4B8 · #F5E6E0
Honey Solace
#B375E9 · #D86CE6 · #D11DA5 · #B3285F

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#AE2F61#B42466#B72A67#B03060#B3285F#B72D61#B01E68#A32F6A#B32E5C#A62671#B12674#A12568

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AE2A66  ·  #AE2A68 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE2A67?

#AE2A67 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 174, 42, 103). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE2A67?

#AE2A67 is RGB 174, 42, 103 — HSL 332°, 61%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 41%, 32%.

What colors go with #AE2A67?

Its complement is #2AAC6F; analogous partners are #AC2AA8 and #AC2E2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE2A67 for text?

White text on #AE2A67 has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.33:1.