#AF242B#AF242B

#AF242B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.174 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF242B
RGB	rgb(175, 36, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 75.4%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.82, 54.78, 31.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.82, 63.41, 30.25°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% 0.1591 0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.174 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7483, 10.5531, 3.3348)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF242B #24AFA8

analogous

#AF2471 #AF242B #AF6324

triadic

#AF242B #2BAF24 #242BAF

tetradic

#AF242B #71AF24 #24AFA8 #6324AF

square

#AF242B #71AF24 #24AFA8 #6324AF

split-complementary

#AF242B #24AF63 #2471AF

monochromatic

#490F12 #7C1A1F #AF242B #D63A42 #E16D72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#AF242B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AF242B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF242B

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF242B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF242B	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F482A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726626

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C10028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af242b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 36, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.174 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06c64',
    500: '#af242b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af242b;
$custom-light: #d06c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af242b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.978,
    "s": 65.877,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49379,
    "c": 0.17441,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF242B

secondary

#68C7C2

accent

#E9E03F

background

#FEF6F6

surface

#FCECEB

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF242B

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

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