#AF252B#AF252B

#AF252B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.174 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF252B
RGB	rgb(175, 37, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 75.4%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.92, 54.48, 32.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.92, 63.21, 30.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.46% 0.1581 0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(49.46% 0.174 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.7790, 10.6145, 3.3450)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF252B #25AFA9

analogous

#AF2570 #AF252B #AF6425

triadic

#AF252B #2BAF25 #252BAF

tetradic

#AF252B #70AF25 #25AFA9 #6425AF

square

#AF252B #70AF25 #25AFA9 #6425AF

split-complementary

#AF252B #25AF64 #2570AF

monochromatic

#4A1012 #7C1A1F #AF252B #D63C42 #E06E73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#AF252B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AF252B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF252B

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF252B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF252B	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)

#50492A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726626

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C10029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af252b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 37, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.174 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06d64',
    500: '#af252b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af252b;
$custom-light: #d06d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af252b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.391,
    "s": 65.094,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49458,
    "c": 0.17366,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF252B

secondary

#69C7C3

accent

#E8E140

background

#FEF6F6

surface

#FCECEB

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF252B

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

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