#AF252D#AF252D

#AF252D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.173 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF252D
RGB	rgb(175, 37, 45)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 74.3%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.95, 54.56, 30.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.95, 62.70, 29.52°)
OKLab	oklab(49.49% 0.1588 0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(49.49% 0.173 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.8166, 10.6295, 3.5430)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF252D #25AFA7

analogous

#AF2572 #AF252D #AF6225

triadic

#AF252D #2DAF25 #252DAF

tetradic

#AF252D #72AF25 #25AFA7 #6225AF

square

#AF252D #72AF25 #25AFA7 #6225AF

split-complementary

#AF252D #25AF62 #2572AF

monochromatic

#4A1013 #7C1A20 #AF252D #D63C44 #E06E75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#AF252D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#AF252D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF252D

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF252D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF252D	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50492C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726628

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af252d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 37, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.173 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06d66',
    500: '#af252d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af252d;
$custom-light: #d06d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af252d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.522,
    "s": 65.094,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49486,
    "c": 0.17346,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF252D

secondary

#69C7C1

accent

#E8DE40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#160806

muted

#847A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF252D

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

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