#AF252A#AF252A

#AF252A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.174 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF252A
RGB	rgb(175, 37, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 76%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.91, 54.44, 32.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.91, 63.47, 30.94°)
OKLab	oklab(49.45% 0.1578 0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(49.45% 0.174 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.7609, 10.6072, 3.2496)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF252A #25AFAA

analogous

#AF256F #AF252A #AF6525

triadic

#AF252A #2AAF25 #252AAF

tetradic

#AF252A #6FAF25 #25AFAA #6525AF

square

#AF252A #6FAF25 #25AFAA #6525AF

split-complementary

#AF252A #25AF65 #256FAF

monochromatic

#4A1012 #7C1A1E #AF252A #D63C41 #E06E72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#AF252A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AF252A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF252A

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF252A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF252A	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726625

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C10029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af252a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 37, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.174 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06d64',
    500: '#af252a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af252a;
$custom-light: #d06d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af252a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.826,
    "s": 65.094,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49445,
    "c": 0.17377,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF252A

secondary

#69C7C3

accent

#E8E240

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECEA

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF252A

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

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