#AE5E8A#AE5E8A
#AE5E8A is a mid, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.117 H 347.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE5E8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 94, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(327, 33%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(327, 46%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46%, 20.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.50, 38.13, -9.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.50, 39.39, 345.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.84% 0.1138 -0.026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.84% 0.117 347.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0462, 18.8410, 26.3047) |
| Luminance | 0.1884 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 4.40
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 6.73
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 7.46
Dusky Purple
#895B7B
ΔE00 8.43
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 8.66
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 8.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE5E8A #5EAE82
analogous
#AA5EAE #AE5E8A #AE5E62
triadic
#AE5E8A #8AAE5E #5E8AAE
tetradic
#AE5E8A #AEAA5E #5EAE82 #5E62AE
square
#AE5E8A #AEAA5E #5EAE82 #5E62AE
split-complementary
#AE5E8A #62AE5E #5EAEAA
monochromatic
#61314B #8A456B #AE5E8A #C287A8 #D7AFC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.40
#AE5E8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.77
#AE5E8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE5E8A
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE5E8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE5E8A | 1.00 | 4.40 | 4.77 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#65708C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7D88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B85D6E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae5e8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 94, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.117 347.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c88eac',
500: '#ae5e8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae5e8a; $custom-light: #c88eac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae5e8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 94,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 327,
"s": 33.058,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58843,
"c": 0.11674,
"h": 347.1
},
"luminance": 0.18839
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE5E8A
secondary
#A3C5B2
accent
#C98F5F
background
#FCF8FA
surface
#F8F0F4
border
#D1CBCE
text
#130C10
muted
#827D7F