#AE238E#AE238E

#AE238E is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.203 H 339.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE238E
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 142)
HSL	hsl(314, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(314, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 18.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, 63.62, -26.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 68.78, 337.66°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% 0.1898 -0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.203 339.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.9397, 12.1561, 26.7242)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE238E #23AE43

analogous

#8823AE #AE238E #AE2348

triadic

#AE238E #8EAE23 #238EAE

tetradic

#AE238E #AE8823 #23AE43 #2348AE

square

#AE238E #AE8823 #23AE43 #2348AE

split-complementary

#AE238E #48AE23 #23AE88

monochromatic

#480F3B #7B1964 #AE238E #D737B2 #E16AC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#AE238E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#AE238E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE238E

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE238E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE238E	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5491

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D698B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B82957

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae238e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.203 339.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca6faf',
    500: '#ae238e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae238e;
$custom-light: #ca6faf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae238e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 313.813,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52233,
    "c": 0.20254,
    "h": 339.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE238E

secondary

#66C77C

accent

#E9663E

background

#FCF7FA

surface

#F9EDF4

border

#D2C8CE

text

#140810

muted

#827B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE238E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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