#AF272E#AF272E

#AF272E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.172 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF272E
RGB	rgb(175, 39, 46)
HSL	hsl(357, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 73.7%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.18, 53.99, 30.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.18, 62.03, 29.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.66% 0.1572 0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(49.66% 0.172 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.9001, 10.7652, 3.6670)
Luminance	0.1076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF272E #27AFA8

analogous

#AF2772 #AF272E #AF6427

triadic

#AF272E #2EAF27 #272EAF

tetradic

#AF272E #72AF27 #27AFA8 #6427AF

square

#AF272E #72AF27 #27AFA8 #6427AF

split-complementary

#AF272E #27AF64 #2772AF

monochromatic

#4B1114 #7D1C21 #AF272E #D43F47 #DF7177

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#AF272E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AF272E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF272E

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF272E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF272E	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)

#504A2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af272e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 39, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.172 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e67',
    500: '#af272e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af272e;
$custom-light: #cf6e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af272e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.912,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49663,
    "c": 0.1718,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF272E

secondary

#6BC6C2

accent

#E7DE41

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF272E

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

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