#AE278C#AE278C

#AE278C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.197 H 340.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE278C
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 140)
HSL	hsl(315, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(315, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 19.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, 62.23, -24.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 66.87, 338.54°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% 0.1861 -0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.197 340.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.9154, 12.3455, 25.9820)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE278C #27AE49

analogous

#8D27AE #AE278C #AE2749

triadic

#AE278C #8CAE27 #278CAE

tetradic

#AE278C #AE8D27 #27AE49 #2749AE

square

#AE278C #AE8D27 #27AE49 #2749AE

split-complementary

#AE278C #49AE27 #27AE8D

monochromatic

#4A113C #7C1C64 #AE278C #D43EAE #DF70C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#AE278C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#AE278C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE278C

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE278C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE278C	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#32558F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6A89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B92B57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae278c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.197 340.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca70ae',
    500: '#ae278c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae278c;
$custom-light: #ca70ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae278c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 315.111,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52417,
    "c": 0.19749,
    "h": 340.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE278C

secondary

#6BC682

accent

#E66B41

background

#FCF7FA

surface

#F9EDF4

border

#D2C8CE

text

#140810

muted

#827B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE278C

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

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