Palettes / Colors / #AE759D

#AE759D — Dusty Pink

#AE759D is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #AE759D 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.

#AE759D is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #75AE86; it also sits naturally between #A275AE and #AE7580. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 46% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 10% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AE759D

.text { color: #AE759D; }
.background { background-color: #AE759D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE759D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 117, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(318, 26%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE759D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 117, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE759D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 117, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE759D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE759D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #75AE86:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE759D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AE759D

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:

How #AE759D 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 #AE759D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AE759C  ·  #AE759E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE759D?

#AE759D is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 174, 117, 157). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE759D?

#AE759D is RGB 174, 117, 157 — HSL 318°, 26%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 10%, 32%.

What colors go with #AE759D?

Its complement is #75AE86; analogous partners are #A275AE and #AE7580. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE759D for text?

Black text on #AE759D has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.60:1.