#AF252C#AF252C

#AF252C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.174 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF252C
RGB	rgb(175, 37, 44)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 74.9%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.94, 54.52, 31.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.94, 62.95, 30.00°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% 0.1585 0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.174 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.7976, 10.6219, 3.4429)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF252C #25AFA8

analogous

#AF2571 #AF252C #AF6325

triadic

#AF252C #2CAF25 #252CAF

tetradic

#AF252C #71AF25 #25AFA8 #6325AF

square

#AF252C #71AF25 #25AFA8 #6325AF

split-complementary

#AF252C #25AF63 #2571AF

monochromatic

#4A1013 #7C1A1F #AF252C #D63C43 #E06E74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#AF252C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AF252C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF252C

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF252C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF252C	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50492B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C10029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af252c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 37, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.174 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06d65',
    500: '#af252c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af252c;
$custom-light: #d06d65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af252c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.957,
    "s": 65.094,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49472,
    "c": 0.17356,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF252C

secondary

#69C7C2

accent

#E8E040

background

#FEF6F6

surface

#FCECEB

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF252C

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

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