#AE2855#AE2855
#AE2855 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.172 H 6.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2855 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 40, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(340, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(340, 77%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77%, 51.1%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.87, 55.84, 7.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.87, 56.28, 7.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.39% 0.1705 0.0183) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.39% 0.172 6.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8558, 11.1749, 9.7040) |
| Luminance | 0.1117 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 2.98
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 3.36
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.22
Violet Red
#A50055
ΔE00 5.33
Deep Pink
#CB0162
ΔE00 5.37
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2855 #28AE81
analogous
#AE2898 #AE2855 #AE3E28
triadic
#AE2855 #55AE28 #2855AE
tetradic
#AE2855 #98AE28 #28AE81 #3E28AE
square
#AE2855 #98AE28 #28AE81 #3E28AE
split-complementary
#AE2855 #28AE3E #2898AE
monochromatic
#4A1124 #7C1D3D #AE2855 #D34071 #DF7296
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.49
#AE2855 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.23
#AE2855 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2855
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2855 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2855 | 1.00 | 6.49 | 3.23 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A4D56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6852
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE003B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2855; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.172 6.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc6f84',
500: '#ae2855',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2855; $custom-light: #cc6f84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2855",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 40,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 339.851,
"s": 62.617,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5039,
"c": 0.17151,
"h": 6.1
},
"luminance": 0.11172
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2855
secondary
#6CC6A8
accent
#E6AF42
background
#FDF7F8
surface
#FAEDEF
border
#D3C8CA
text
#15080A
muted
#837B7C