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#ae558e color: Brilliant Carmine

#ae558e is rgb(174, 85, 142) in RGB and oklch(57.633% 0.13488 343.013) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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322°
100%

57.6%
0.135
343°
  • Pink
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Blush
  • mauve-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #ae558e

#ae558e is a soft pink color. In OKLCH it has 57.6% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 343°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.68:1 contrast and black text 4.49:1, 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: #ae558e mixed with white

  1. ae558e
  2. b76699
  3. c077a4
  4. c988af
  5. d198ba
  6. daa9c5
  7. e2bad1
  8. e9cbdc
  9. f1dce8
  10. f8eef3

Darker: #ae558e mixed with black

  1. ae558e
  2. 97497b
  3. 803d68
  4. 6a3156
  5. 552644
  6. 411c34
  7. 2e1124
  8. 1c0815
  9. 0b0207
  10. 010001

Calmer: #ae558e with less saturation

  1. ae558e
  2. a95a8c
  3. a55e8a
  4. a06288
  5. 9b6686
  6. 966984
  7. 906d82
  8. 8b7080
  9. 85737d
  10. 7f767b

Questions about #ae558e

What color is #ae558e?

#ae558e is soft pink. The closest named color is Brilliant Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(174, 85, 142), in HSL hsl(321.57, 35.46%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.633% 0.13488 343.013).

What colors go well with #ae558e?

The complementary color of #ae558e is #009162. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #955fb1 and #bb5262. The triadic partners are #897b00 and #0088b0.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae558e?

White text reads better on #ae558e: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and black gives 4.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae558e a warm or cool color?

#ae558e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 343 degrees, its lightness 57.6% and its chroma 0.135.