#AE2F48Amore (#AE2F48) is a mid-tone, saturated pink with an OKLCH hue of 14°, lightness 0.51 and chroma 0.163. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #AE2F48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 47, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 57%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73%, 59%, 32%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(40.4 52.5 16) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.507 0.163 14) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Amore shifts subtly: drifts toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#af2b42 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward red#b12e46 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: drifts toward red#ae2f48 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#af2f49 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Amore in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 6.36:1 and against black 3.3:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fe98a2 · #db6b79 · #ae2f48 · #8c1131 · #580019 · #260005
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c66d41 · #bc4f40 · #ae2f48 · #902354 · #721a58 · #531356
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e8b581 · #e18900 · #a4784c · #ae2f48 · #841b32 · #5f001b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00e0df · #a17a7c · #ae2f48 · #6f3038 · #4b151e · #240409
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e1f7f6 · #cbafb0 · #748382 · #ae2f48 · #604446 · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f5 · #bccdcc · #8da0a0 · #0b2727 · #000505 · #ae2f48
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cdfdfb · #19d0cf · #009291 · #ae2f48 · #005858 · #160002
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d4d9b3 · #75badb · #6fa092 · #ae2f48 · #495846 · #1b0802
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5fad9 · #94c971 · #2b80dd · #ae2f48 · #004b92 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f7f4cf · #c5bb4e · #009291 · #ae2f48 · #463c93 · #000202
#C15261 · #D3707B · #E48F96 · #F4ADB2 · #FFCDD0
#942139 · #7B112B · #63011E · #490013 · #300009
#A1404E · #934D55 · #84575B
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.