#AF252E#AF252E

#AF252E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.173 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF252E
RGB	rgb(175, 37, 46)
HSL	hsl(356, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 73.7%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.96, 54.60, 30.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.96, 62.45, 29.03°)
OKLab	oklab(49.5% 0.1592 0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(49.5% 0.173 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.8361, 10.6373, 3.6456)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF252E #25AFA6

analogous

#AF2573 #AF252E #AF6125

triadic

#AF252E #2EAF25 #252EAF

tetradic

#AF252E #73AF25 #25AFA6 #6125AF

square

#AF252E #73AF25 #25AFA6 #6125AF

split-complementary

#AF252E #25AF61 #2573AF

monochromatic

#4A1013 #7C1A21 #AF252E #D63C46 #E06E76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#AF252E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#AF252E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF252E

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF252E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF252E	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)

#4F492D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726629

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af252e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 37, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.173 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d67',
    500: '#af252e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af252e;
$custom-light: #cf6d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af252e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.087,
    "s": 65.094,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.495,
    "c": 0.17337,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF252E

secondary

#69C7C1

accent

#E8DD40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF252E

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

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