#AE255C#AE255C

#AE255C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.176 H 2.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE255C
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 92)
HSL	hsl(336, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(336, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 47.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.74, 57.37, 2.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.74, 57.42, 2.37°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.176 0.0067)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.176 2.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.0506, 11.0972, 11.2093)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE255C #25AE77

analogous

#AE25A1 #AE255C #AE3225

triadic

#AE255C #5CAE25 #255CAE

tetradic

#AE255C #A1AE25 #25AE77 #3225AE

square

#AE255C #A1AE25 #25AE77 #3225AE

split-complementary

#AE255C #25AE32 #25A1AE

monochromatic

#491027 #7C1A41 #AE255C #D53B79 #E06D9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#AE255C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#AE255C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE255C

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE255C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE255C	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464D5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6759

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD003D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae255c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.176 2.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6e89',
    500: '#ae255c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae255c;
$custom-light: #cc6e89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae255c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 335.912,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50358,
    "c": 0.17617,
    "h": 2.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE255C

secondary

#68C6A1

accent

#E8A440

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEDF0

border

#D3C8CB

text

#14080B

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE255C

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

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