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#ae4956 color: Carmine Carnation

#ae4956 is rgb(174, 73, 86) in RGB and oklch(54.107% 0.13234 14.797) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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352°
100%

54.1%
0.132
15°
  • Rose
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • orange-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.89:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #ae4956

#ae4956 is a soft rose color. In OKLCH it has 54.1% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 15°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast and black text 3.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Carmine Carnation (#ad4b53). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-700.

More medium rose colors

Lighter: #ae4956 mixed with white

  1. ae4956
  2. b85c66
  3. c16e75
  4. ca8086
  5. d39296
  6. dba4a7
  7. e3b6b8
  8. ebc8c9
  9. f2dadb
  10. f9eced

Darker: #ae4956 mixed with black

  1. ae4956
  2. 973e4a
  3. 80343e
  4. 6a2a32
  5. 552027
  6. 41171c
  7. 2e0e12
  8. 1c0608
  9. 0b0202
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ae4956 with less saturation

  1. ae4956
  2. a94e59
  3. a3535b
  4. 9d575e
  5. 985b60
  6. 915f63
  7. 8b6365
  8. 856668
  9. 7e696a
  10. 776c6c

Questions about #ae4956

What color is #ae4956?

#ae4956 is soft rose. The closest named color is Carmine Carnation. In RGB it is rgb(174, 73, 86), in HSL hsl(352.28, 40.89%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.107% 0.13234 14.797).

What colors go well with #ae4956?

The complementary color of #ae4956 is #008283. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a34b81 and #ac5123. The triadic partners are #4b7f26 and #3270ba.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae4956?

White text reads better on #ae4956: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and black gives 3.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae4956 a warm or cool color?

#ae4956 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 15 degrees, its lightness 54.1% and its chroma 0.132.