#AE2572#AE2572

#AE2572 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.185 H 351.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2572
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 114)
HSL	hsl(326, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(326, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 34.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 59.59, -10.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 60.49, 350.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.13% 0.1828 -0.0269)
OKLCH	oklch(51.13% 0.185 351.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.1557, 11.5393, 17.0296)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2572 #25AE61

analogous

#A625AE #AE2572 #AE252E

triadic

#AE2572 #72AE25 #2572AE

tetradic

#AE2572 #AEA625 #25AE61 #252EAE

square

#AE2572 #AEA625 #25AE61 #252EAE

split-complementary

#AE2572 #2EAE25 #25AEA6

monochromatic

#491030 #7C1A51 #AE2572 #D53B92 #E06DAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#AE2572 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#AE2572 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2572

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2572	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2572	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F5074

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#66686F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC1849

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2572;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.185 351.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6f9a',
    500: '#ae2572',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2572;
$custom-light: #cb6f9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2572",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 326.277,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51131,
    "c": 0.18476,
    "h": 351.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2572

secondary

#68C692

accent

#E88940

background

#FDF7F9

surface

#FAEDF2

border

#D3C8CC

text

#14080E

muted

#837B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2572

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

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