Skip to the color picker

#ae525c color: Grenadine

#ae525c is rgb(174, 82, 92) in RGB and oklch(55.559% 0.12041 15.087) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

353°
100%

55.6%
0.120
15°
  • Rose
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.16:1Hard to read
Lc 30

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #ae525c

#ae525c is a soft rose color. In OKLCH it has 55.6% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 15°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.05:1 contrast and black text 4.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Grenadine (#ac545e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium rose colors

Lighter: #ae525c mixed with white

  1. ae525c
  2. b8636b
  3. c1747a
  4. ca858a
  5. d2969a
  6. dba8aa
  7. e2b9bb
  8. eacacb
  9. f1dcdc
  10. f8edee

Darker: #ae525c mixed with black

  1. ae525c
  2. 97464f
  3. 803b42
  4. 6a2f36
  5. 55252a
  6. 411a1f
  7. 2e1114
  8. 1c080a
  9. 0b0203
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ae525c with less saturation

  1. ae525c
  2. a9565e
  3. a45a61
  4. 9e5e63
  5. 996265
  6. 936568
  7. 8d686a
  8. 876b6c
  9. 816e6f
  10. 7a7071

Questions about #ae525c

What color is #ae525c?

#ae525c is soft rose. The closest named color is Grenadine. In RGB it is rgb(174, 82, 92), in HSL hsl(353.48, 36.22%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.559% 0.12041 15.087).

What colors go well with #ae525c?

The complementary color of #ae525c is #008788. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a45383 and #ac5931. The triadic partners are #538235 and #3e74b8.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae525c?

White text reads better on #ae525c: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and black gives 4.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae525c a warm or cool color?

#ae525c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 15 degrees, its lightness 55.6% and its chroma 0.12.