#AF3538#AF3538

#AF3538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.158 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF3538
RGB	rgb(175, 53, 56)
HSL	hsl(359, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(359, 70%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 68%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.13, 49.47, 26.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.13, 56.28, 28.47°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.1451 0.0628)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.158 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.6682, 11.9485, 5.0113)
Luminance	0.1195 (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

#AF3538 #35AFAC

analogous

#AF3575 #AF3538 #AF6F35

triadic

#AF3538 #38AF35 #3538AF

tetradic

#AF3538 #75AF35 #35AFAC #6F35AF

square

#AF3538 #75AF35 #35AFAC #6F35AF

split-complementary

#AF3538 #35AF6F #3575AF

monochromatic

#51191A #802729 #AF3538 #CC5658 #DA8587

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#AF3538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#AF3538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF3538

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF3538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF3538	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575037

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C01037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af3538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 53, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.158 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce746e',
    500: '#af3538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af3538;
$custom-light: #ce746e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af3538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.525,
    "s": 53.509,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51164,
    "c": 0.1581,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF3538

secondary

#7CC4C2

accent

#DDD94B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF3538

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

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