#AE2C57#AE2C57
#AE2C57 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.168 H 5.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2C57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 44, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(340, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(340, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 50%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.40, 54.70, 6.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.40, 55.08, 6.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.79% 0.1671 0.017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.79% 0.168 5.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0783, 11.4909, 10.1757) |
| Luminance | 0.1149 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 3.58
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 3.73
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 3.95
Deep Pink
#CB0162
ΔE00 5.29
Violet Red
#A50055
ΔE00 5.64
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2C57 #2CAE83
analogous
#AE2C98 #AE2C57 #AE422C
triadic
#AE2C57 #57AE2C #2C57AE
tetradic
#AE2C57 #98AE2C #2CAE83 #422CAE
square
#AE2C57 #98AE2C #2CAE83 #422CAE
split-complementary
#AE2C57 #2CAE42 #2C98AE
monochromatic
#4C1326 #7D203F #AE2C57 #D04774 #DD7899
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.37
#AE2C57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.30
#AE2C57 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2C57
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2C57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2C57 | 1.00 | 6.37 | 3.30 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4F58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6954
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE0E3E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2c57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 44, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.168 5.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7186',
500: '#ae2c57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2c57; $custom-light: #cc7186; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2c57",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 44,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 340.154,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50792,
"c": 0.16792,
"h": 5.8
},
"luminance": 0.11488
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2C57
secondary
#71C5A9
accent
#E3AF45
background
#FDF7F8
surface
#FAEDEF
border
#D3C8CA
text
#14080B
muted
#837B7C