#AF3238#AF3238

#AF3238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.161 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF3238
RGB	rgb(175, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(357, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 71%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 68%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, 50.64, 26.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 57.07, 27.45°)
OKLab	oklab(50.85% 0.1488 0.0616)
OKLCH	oklch(50.85% 0.161 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.5357, 11.6836, 4.9671)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF3238 #32AFA9

analogous

#AF3277 #AF3238 #AF6B32

triadic

#AF3238 #38AF32 #3238AF

tetradic

#AF3238 #77AF32 #32AFA9 #6B32AF

square

#AF3238 #77AF32 #32AFA9 #6B32AF

split-complementary

#AF3238 #32AF6B #3277AF

monochromatic

#50171A #7F2429 #AF3238 #CD5157 #DB8185

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#AF3238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#AF3238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF3238

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF3238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF3238	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554F37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746A34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00635

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af3238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.161 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce736e',
    500: '#af3238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af3238;
$custom-light: #ce736e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af3238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.12,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50846,
    "c": 0.16106,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF3238

secondary

#79C4C0

accent

#DFD849

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF3238

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

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