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#ae538d color: Brilliant Carmine

#ae538d is rgb(174, 83, 141) in RGB and oklch(57.304% 0.13755 343.304) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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322°
100%

57.3%
0.138
343°
  • Pink
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Blush
  • mauve-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #ae538d

#ae538d is a soft pink color. In OKLCH it has 57.3% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 343°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.75:1 contrast and black text 4.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brilliant Carmine (#ad548f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium pink colors

Lighter: #ae538d mixed with white

  1. ae538d
  2. b76498
  3. c076a3
  4. c986ae
  5. d297ba
  6. daa8c5
  7. e2b9d0
  8. e9cbdc
  9. f1dce7
  10. f8edf3

Darker: #ae538d mixed with black

  1. ae538d
  2. 97477a
  3. 803b67
  4. 6a3055
  5. 552544
  6. 411b33
  7. 2e1123
  8. 1c0814
  9. 0b0207
  10. 010001

Calmer: #ae538d with less saturation

  1. ae538d
  2. a9588b
  3. a55c89
  4. a06087
  5. 9b6485
  6. 956883
  7. 906c81
  8. 8a6f7f
  9. 85727c
  10. 7f757a

Questions about #ae538d

What color is #ae538d?

#ae538d is soft pink. The closest named color is Brilliant Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(174, 83, 141), in HSL hsl(321.76, 35.97%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.304% 0.13755 343.304).

What colors go well with #ae538d?

The complementary color of #ae538d is #009061. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #955db1 and #bb5060. The triadic partners are #877a00 and #0087af.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae538d?

White text reads better on #ae538d: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and black gives 4.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae538d a warm or cool color?

#ae538d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 343 degrees, its lightness 57.3% and its chroma 0.138.