#AE256C#AE256C

#AE256C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.182 H 354.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE256C
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 108)
HSL	hsl(329, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(329, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 37.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.26, 58.94, -6.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.26, 59.35, 353.27°)
OKLab	oklab(50.9% 0.1812 -0.0176)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.182 354.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.8253, 11.4071, 15.2896)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE256C #25AE67

analogous

#AC25AE #AE256C #AE2528

triadic

#AE256C #6CAE25 #256CAE

tetradic

#AE256C #AEAC25 #25AE67 #2528AE

square

#AE256C #AEAC25 #25AE67 #2528AE

split-complementary

#AE256C #28AE25 #25AEAC

monochromatic

#49102D #7C1A4D #AE256C #D53B8B #E06DA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#AE256C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#AE256C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE256C

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE256C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE256C	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#414F6E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686869

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC1245

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae256c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.182 354.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6e96',
    500: '#ae256c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae256c;
$custom-light: #cb6e96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae256c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 328.905,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50902,
    "c": 0.18202,
    "h": 354.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE256C

secondary

#68C696

accent

#E89140

background

#FDF7F9

surface

#FAEDF1

border

#D3C8CB

text

#14080D

muted

#837B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE256C

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

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