#AF242C#AF242C

#AF242C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.174 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF242C
RGB	rgb(175, 36, 44)
HSL	hsl(357, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 74.9%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.83, 54.82, 31.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.83, 63.15, 29.77°)
OKLab	oklab(49.39% 0.1594 0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(49.39% 0.174 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7669, 10.5605, 3.4326)
Luminance	0.1056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF242C #24AFA7

analogous

#AF2472 #AF242C #AF6224

triadic

#AF242C #2CAF24 #242CAF

tetradic

#AF242C #72AF24 #24AFA7 #6224AF

square

#AF242C #72AF24 #24AFA7 #6224AF

split-complementary

#AF242C #24AF62 #2472AF

monochromatic

#490F12 #7C1A1F #AF242C #D63A43 #E16D73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#AF242C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AF242C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF242C

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF242C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF242C	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)

#4F482B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C10029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af242c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 36, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.174 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06c65',
    500: '#af242c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af242c;
$custom-light: #d06c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af242c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.547,
    "s": 65.877,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49393,
    "c": 0.17432,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF242C

secondary

#68C7C2

accent

#E9DF3F

background

#FEF6F6

surface

#FCECEB

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF242C

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

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