#AE2959#AE2959

#AE2959 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.171 H 4.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2959
RGB	rgb(174, 41, 89)
HSL	hsl(338, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(338, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 48.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.10, 55.87, 4.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.10, 56.07, 4.89°)
OKLab	oklab(50.59% 0.171 0.0128)
OKLCH	oklch(50.59% 0.171 4.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.0534, 11.3085, 10.5761)
Luminance	0.1131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2959 #29AE7E

analogous

#AE299B #AE2959 #AE3C29

triadic

#AE2959 #59AE29 #2959AE

tetradic

#AE2959 #9BAE29 #29AE7E #3C29AE

square

#AE2959 #9BAE29 #29AE7E #3C29AE

split-complementary

#AE2959 #29AE3C #299BAE

monochromatic

#4B1226 #7C1D40 #AE2959 #D24276 #DE739A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#AE2959 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#AE2959 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2959

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2959	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2959	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494E5A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6856

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD073E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2959;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 41, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.171 4.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc6f87',
    500: '#ae2959',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2959;
$custom-light: #cc6f87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2959",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 338.346,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50588,
    "c": 0.17147,
    "h": 4.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2959

secondary

#6DC5A6

accent

#E5AA43

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEDEF

border

#D3C8CA

text

#14080B

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2959

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

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