#AE2857#AE2857

#AE2857 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.172 H 5.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2857
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 87)
HSL	hsl(339, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(339, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 50%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.93, 56.01, 5.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.93, 56.31, 5.92°)
OKLab	oklab(50.45% 0.1713 0.0153)
OKLCH	oklch(50.45% 0.172 5.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.9364, 11.2071, 10.1284)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2857 #28AE7F

analogous

#AE289A #AE2857 #AE3C28

triadic

#AE2857 #57AE28 #2857AE

tetradic

#AE2857 #9AAE28 #28AE7F #3C28AE

square

#AE2857 #9AAE28 #28AE7F #3C28AE

split-complementary

#AE2857 #28AE3C #289AAE

monochromatic

#4A1125 #7C1D3E #AE2857 #D34074 #DF7298

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#AE2857 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#AE2857 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2857

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2857	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2857	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494D58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6854

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE023C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2857;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.172 5.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6f86',
    500: '#ae2857',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2857;
$custom-light: #cc6f86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2857",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 338.955,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50447,
    "c": 0.17197,
    "h": 5.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2857

secondary

#6CC6A6

accent

#E6AC42

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEDEF

border

#D3C8CA

text

#14080B

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2857

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

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