#AE255B#AE255B

#AE255B is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.176 H 2.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE255B
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 91)
HSL	hsl(336, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(336, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 47.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.71, 57.28, 2.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.71, 57.36, 2.96°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% 0.1757 0.0082)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.176 2.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0071, 11.0799, 10.9806)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE255B #25AE78

analogous

#AE25A0 #AE255B #AE3325

triadic

#AE255B #5BAE25 #255BAE

tetradic

#AE255B #A0AE25 #25AE78 #3325AE

square

#AE255B #A0AE25 #25AE78 #3325AE

split-complementary

#AE255B #25AE33 #25A0AE

monochromatic

#491026 #7C1A41 #AE255B #D53B78 #E06D9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#AE255B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#AE255B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE255B

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE255B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE255B	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474D5C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6758

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD003D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae255b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.176 2.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6e89',
    500: '#ae255b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae255b;
$custom-light: #cc6e89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae255b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 336.35,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50327,
    "c": 0.17587,
    "h": 2.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE255B

secondary

#68C6A1

accent

#E8A640

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEDF0

border

#D3C8CB

text

#14080B

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE255B

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

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