#AE3857#AE3857
#AE3857 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.154 H 8.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE3857 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 56, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(344, 51%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(344, 68%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 50%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, 50.18, 8.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 50.94, 9.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52% 0.1526 0.0227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52% 0.154 8.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5917, 12.5178, 10.3468) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 1.96
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 4.10
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.15
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.26
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.46
Deep Pink
#CB0162
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE3857 #38AE8F
analogous
#AE3892 #AE3857 #AE5438
triadic
#AE3857 #57AE38 #3857AE
tetradic
#AE3857 #92AE38 #38AE8F #5438AE
square
#AE3857 #92AE38 #38AE8F #5438AE
split-complementary
#AE3857 #38AE54 #3892AE
monochromatic
#511A29 #802940 #AE3857 #CA5977 #D9889D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#AE3857 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#AE3857 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE3857
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE3857 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE3857 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#535458
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726C54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD2444
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae3857; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.154 8.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb7686',
500: '#ae3857',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae3857; $custom-light: #cb7686; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae3857",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 56,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 344.237,
"s": 51.304,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52001,
"c": 0.15427,
"h": 8.5
},
"luminance": 0.12515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE3857
secondary
#7FC3B1
accent
#DBB64D
background
#FDF7F8
surface
#FAEDEF
border
#D3C8CA
text
#14090B
muted
#837B7C