#AE2C59#AE2C59
#AE2C59 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.168 H 4.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2C59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 44, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(339, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(339, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 48.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.45, 54.88, 5.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.45, 55.13, 5.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.85% 0.1678 0.014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.85% 0.168 4.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1611, 11.5240, 10.6120) |
| Luminance | 0.1152 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 3.87
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 3.90
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.27
Deep Pink
#CB0162
ΔE00 5.13
Violet Red
#A50055
ΔE00 5.36
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2C59 #2CAE81
analogous
#AE2C9A #AE2C59 #AE402C
triadic
#AE2C59 #59AE2C #2C59AE
tetradic
#AE2C59 #9AAE2C #2CAE81 #402CAE
square
#AE2C59 #9AAE2C #2CAE81 #402CAE
split-complementary
#AE2C59 #2CAE40 #2C9AAE
monochromatic
#4C1327 #7D2040 #AE2C59 #D04776 #DD789B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.36
#AE2C59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.30
#AE2C59 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2C59
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2C59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2C59 | 1.00 | 6.36 | 3.30 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4F5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6956
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD103F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2c59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 44, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.168 4.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7187',
500: '#ae2c59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2c59; $custom-light: #cc7187; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2c59",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 44,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 339.231,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50849,
"c": 0.16839,
"h": 4.8
},
"luminance": 0.11521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2C59
secondary
#71C5A8
accent
#E3AC45
background
#FDF7F8
surface
#FAEDEF
border
#D3C8CA
text
#14080B
muted
#837B7C