#AE278D#AE278D

#AE278D is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.198 H 340.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE278D
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 141)
HSL	hsl(315, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(315, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 19%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.81, 62.37, -25.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.81, 67.19, 338.15°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% 0.1863 -0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.198 340.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.9895, 12.3751, 26.3720)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE278D #27AE48

analogous

#8C27AE #AE278D #AE2749

triadic

#AE278D #8DAE27 #278DAE

tetradic

#AE278D #AE8C27 #27AE48 #2749AE

square

#AE278D #AE8C27 #27AE48 #2749AE

split-complementary

#AE278D #49AE27 #27AE8C

monochromatic

#4A113C #7C1C64 #AE278D #D43EAF #DF70C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#AE278D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#AE278D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE278D

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE278D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE278D	1.00	6.04	3.47	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#315590

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6A8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B92C58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae278d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.198 340.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca70ae',
    500: '#ae278d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae278d;
$custom-light: #ca70ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae278d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 314.667,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52465,
    "c": 0.19812,
    "h": 340.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE278D

secondary

#6BC681

accent

#E66A41

background

#FCF7FA

surface

#F9EDF4

border

#D2C8CE

text

#140910

muted

#827B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE278D

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

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