#AF232B#AF232B

#AF232B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.175 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF232B
RGB	rgb(175, 35, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80%, 75.4%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.71, 55.07, 31.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.71, 63.60, 30.02°)
OKLab	oklab(49.3% 0.16 0.0713)
OKLCH	oklch(49.3% 0.175 24)
XYZ	xyz(18.7185, 10.4934, 3.3249)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF232B #23AFA7

analogous

#AF2371 #AF232B #AF6123

triadic

#AF232B #2BAF23 #232BAF

tetradic

#AF232B #71AF23 #23AFA7 #6123AF

square

#AF232B #71AF23 #23AFA7 #6123AF

split-complementary

#AF232B #23AF61 #2371AF

monochromatic

#490F12 #7C191E #AF232B #D73841 #E16B72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#AF232B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AF232B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF232B

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF232B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF232B	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F482A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716626

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C10028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af232b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 35, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.175 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06c64',
    500: '#af232b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af232b;
$custom-light: #d06c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af232b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.571,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49302,
    "c": 0.17516,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.1049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF232B

secondary

#66C7C2

accent

#EAE03E

background

#FEF6F6

surface

#FCECEB

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF232B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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