#AE278B#AE278B

#AE278B is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.197 H 340.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE278B
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 139)
HSL	hsl(316, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(316, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 20.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.71, 62.09, -23.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.71, 66.54, 338.93°)
OKLab	oklab(52.37% 0.186 -0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(52.37% 0.197 340.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.8420, 12.3161, 25.5954)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE278B #27AE4A

analogous

#8E27AE #AE278B #AE2747

triadic

#AE278B #8BAE27 #278BAE

tetradic

#AE278B #AE8E27 #27AE4A #2747AE

square

#AE278B #AE8E27 #27AE4A #2747AE

split-complementary

#AE278B #47AE27 #27AE8E

monochromatic

#4A113B #7C1C63 #AE278B #D43EAD #DF70C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#AE278B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#AE278B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE278B

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE278B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE278B	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#33558E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6A88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B92B57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae278b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.197 340.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca70ad',
    500: '#ae278b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae278b;
$custom-light: #ca70ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae278b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 315.556,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52369,
    "c": 0.19685,
    "h": 340.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE278B

secondary

#6BC682

accent

#E66C41

background

#FCF7FA

surface

#F9EDF4

border

#D2C8CE

text

#140810

muted

#827B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE278B

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

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