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#AE8A8A closest to Punched Pink

#AE8A8A is a medium, muted red; the closest named color is Punched Pink. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 54.1% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(174, 138, 138)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 18% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black. #AE8A8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.80:1.

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Variations of #AE8A8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AE8A8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AE8A8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AE8A8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #99958A
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #908F8A
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #998E8A
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #99958A
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9F918A
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6878A
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B1898A
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9A9191

#AE8A8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.09:1 Poor#AE8A8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.80:1 Good#AE8A8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AE8A8A in CSS

/* Punched Pink */
.color { color: #AE8A8A; }
.background { background-color: #AE8A8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AE8A8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 138 138);
color: hsl(0 18% 61%);
color: oklch(0.667 0.044 18.3);

#AE8A8A FAQ

What color is #AE8A8A?

#AE8A8A is a medium, muted red. Its closest named color is Punched Pink. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AE8A8A?

#AE8A8A is rgb(174, 138, 138) in RGB, hsl(0, 18%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AE8A8A?

The complementary color of #AE8A8A is #8AAEAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AE8A8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #AE8A8A: 6.80:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AE8A8A a warm or cool color?

#AE8A8A is a warm color.