#AE2561#AE2561

#AE2561 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.178 H 359.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2561
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 97)
HSL	hsl(334, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(334, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 44.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.89, 57.83, -0.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.89, 57.84, 359.44°)
OKLab	oklab(50.52% 0.1777 -0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(50.52% 0.178 359.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.2764, 11.1876, 12.3986)
Luminance	0.1119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2561 #25AE72

analogous

#AE25A6 #AE2561 #AE2E25

triadic

#AE2561 #61AE25 #2561AE

tetradic

#AE2561 #A6AE25 #25AE72 #2E25AE

square

#AE2561 #A6AE25 #25AE72 #2E25AE

split-complementary

#AE2561 #25AE2E #25A6AE

monochromatic

#491029 #7C1A45 #AE2561 #D53B7F #E06DA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#AE2561 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#AE2561 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2561

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2561	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2561	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454D62

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A675E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0640

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2561;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.178 359.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6e8d',
    500: '#ae2561',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2561;
$custom-light: #cc6e8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2561",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 333.723,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50518,
    "c": 0.17774,
    "h": 359.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2561

secondary

#68C69D

accent

#E89E40

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEDF0

border

#D3C8CB

text

#14080C

muted

#837B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2561

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

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