#AF242E#AF242E

#AF242E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.174 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF242E
RGB	rgb(175, 36, 46)
HSL	hsl(356, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 73.7%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.86, 54.90, 30.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.86, 62.65, 28.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% 0.1601 0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.174 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.8054, 10.5759, 3.6354)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF242E #24AFA5

analogous

#AF2474 #AF242E #AF5F24

triadic

#AF242E #2EAF24 #242EAF

tetradic

#AF242E #74AF24 #24AFA5 #5F24AF

square

#AF242E #74AF24 #24AFA5 #5F24AF

split-complementary

#AF242E #24AF5F #2474AF

monochromatic

#490F13 #7C1A21 #AF242E #D63A45 #E16D75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#AF242E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AF242E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF242E

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF242E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF242E	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F482D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716629

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C10029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af242e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 36, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.174 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06c67',
    500: '#af242e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af242e;
$custom-light: #d06c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af242e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.683,
    "s": 65.877,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49421,
    "c": 0.17413,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF242E

secondary

#68C7C0

accent

#E9DD3F

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF242E

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

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