#AF272D#AF272D

#AF272D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.172 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF272D
RGB	rgb(175, 39, 45)
HSL	hsl(357, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 74.3%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.17, 53.94, 31.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.17, 62.29, 30.00°)
OKLab	oklab(49.65% 0.1569 0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(49.65% 0.172 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.8806, 10.7574, 3.5644)
Luminance	0.1075 (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

#AF272D #27AFA9

analogous

#AF2771 #AF272D #AF6527

triadic

#AF272D #2DAF27 #272DAF

tetradic

#AF272D #71AF27 #27AFA9 #6527AF

square

#AF272D #71AF27 #27AFA9 #6527AF

split-complementary

#AF272D #27AF65 #2771AF

monochromatic

#4B1113 #7D1C20 #AF272D #D43F46 #DF7176

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#AF272D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AF272D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF272D

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF272D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF272D	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514A2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726728

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af272d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 39, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.172 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e66',
    500: '#af272d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af272d;
$custom-light: #cf6e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af272d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.353,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49649,
    "c": 0.17189,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF272D

secondary

#6BC6C2

accent

#E7DF41

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF272D

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

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