#AF272C#AF272C

#AF272C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.172 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF272C
RGB	rgb(175, 39, 44)
HSL	hsl(358, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 74.9%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.16, 53.90, 31.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.16, 62.54, 30.48°)
OKLab	oklab(49.64% 0.1565 0.0713)
OKLCH	oklch(49.64% 0.172 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.8615, 10.7498, 3.4642)
Luminance	0.1075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF272C #27AFAA

analogous

#AF2770 #AF272C #AF6627

triadic

#AF272C #2CAF27 #272CAF

tetradic

#AF272C #70AF27 #27AFAA #6627AF

square

#AF272C #70AF27 #27AFAA #6627AF

split-complementary

#AF272C #27AF66 #2770AF

monochromatic

#4B1113 #7D1C1F #AF272C #D43F44 #DF7175

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#AF272C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AF272C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF272C

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF272C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF272C	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)

#51492B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726727

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af272c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 39, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.172 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06e65',
    500: '#af272c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af272c;
$custom-light: #d06e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af272c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.794,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49635,
    "c": 0.17199,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF272C

secondary

#6BC6C3

accent

#E7E041

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF272C

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

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