#AF242A#AF242A
#AF242A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.175 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AF242A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 36, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 79%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 76%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.80, 54.74, 32.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.80, 63.67, 30.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.37% 0.1587 0.0725) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.37% 0.175 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7302, 10.5459, 3.2394) |
| Luminance | 0.1054 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.88
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.31
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.92
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.22
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.47
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AF242A #24AFA9
analogous
#AF2470 #AF242A #AF6424
triadic
#AF242A #2AAF24 #242AAF
tetradic
#AF242A #70AF24 #24AFA9 #6424AF
square
#AF242A #70AF24 #24AFA9 #6424AF
split-complementary
#AF242A #24AF64 #2470AF
monochromatic
#490F12 #7C1A1E #AF242A #D63A41 #E16D72
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.76
#AF242A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.11
#AF242A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AF242A
6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AF242A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AF242A | 1.00 | 6.76 | 3.11 | 6.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4829
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726625
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C10028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #af242a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 36, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.175 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d06c64',
500: '#af242a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #af242a; $custom-light: #d06c64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#af242a",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 36,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.41,
"s": 65.877,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49366,
"c": 0.17452,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.10543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AF242A
secondary
#68C7C3
accent
#E9E13F
background
#FEF6F5
surface
#FCECEA
border
#D5C7C6
text
#160805
muted
#847A79