#AE2C56#AE2C56
#AE2C56 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.168 H 6.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2C56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 44, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(341, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(341, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 50.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.37, 54.61, 7.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.37, 55.07, 7.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.76% 0.1667 0.0184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.76% 0.168 6.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0377, 11.4747, 9.9620) |
| Luminance | 0.1147 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 3.47
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 3.68
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 3.81
Deep Pink
#CB0162
ΔE00 5.40
Violet Red
#A50055
ΔE00 5.80
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2C56 #2CAE84
analogous
#AE2C97 #AE2C56 #AE432C
triadic
#AE2C56 #56AE2C #2C56AE
tetradic
#AE2C56 #97AE2C #2CAE84 #432CAE
square
#AE2C56 #97AE2C #2CAE84 #432CAE
split-complementary
#AE2C56 #2CAE43 #2C97AE
monochromatic
#4C1326 #7D203E #AE2C56 #D04773 #DD7898
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.37
#AE2C56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.29
#AE2C56 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2C56
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2C56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2C56 | 1.00 | 6.37 | 3.29 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4F57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6953
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE0D3E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2c56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 44, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.168 6.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7185',
500: '#ae2c56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2c56; $custom-light: #cc7185; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2c56",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 44,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 340.615,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50763,
"c": 0.1677,
"h": 6.3
},
"luminance": 0.11472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2C56
secondary
#71C5AA
accent
#E3B045
background
#FDF7F8
surface
#FAEDEF
border
#D3C8CA
text
#14080B
muted
#837B7C