#AF272B#AF272B

#AF272B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.172 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF272B
RGB	rgb(175, 39, 43)
HSL	hsl(358, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 75.4%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.14, 53.86, 32.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.14, 62.80, 30.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.62% 0.1562 0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(49.62% 0.172 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.8430, 10.7424, 3.3664)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF272B #27AFAB

analogous

#AF276F #AF272B #AF6727

triadic

#AF272B #2BAF27 #272BAF

tetradic

#AF272B #6FAF27 #27AFAB #6727AF

square

#AF272B #6FAF27 #27AFAB #6727AF

split-complementary

#AF272B #27AF67 #276FAF

monochromatic

#4B1112 #7D1C1F #AF272B #D43F43 #DF7174

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#AF272B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AF272B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF272B

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF272B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF272B	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51492A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726726

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af272b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 39, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.172 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06e64',
    500: '#af272b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af272b;
$custom-light: #d06e64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af272b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.235,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49621,
    "c": 0.1721,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF272B

secondary

#6BC6C4

accent

#E7E241

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF272B

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

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