#AF3540#AF3540

#AF3540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.157 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF3540
RGB	rgb(175, 53, 64)
HSL	hsl(355, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(355, 70%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 63.4%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.27, 49.95, 22.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.27, 54.62, 23.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51.31% 0.1482 0.0531)
OKLCH	oklch(51.31% 0.157 19.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.8797, 12.0332, 6.1253)
Luminance	0.1203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF3540 #35AFA4

analogous

#AF357D #AF3540 #AF6735

triadic

#AF3540 #40AF35 #3540AF

tetradic

#AF3540 #7DAF35 #35AFA4 #6735AF

square

#AF3540 #7DAF35 #35AFA4 #6735AF

split-complementary

#AF3540 #35AF67 #357DAF

monochromatic

#51191E #80272F #AF3540 #CC5660 #DA858C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#AF3540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#AF3540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF3540

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF3540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF3540	1.00	6.17	3.41	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565140

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0143A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af3540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 53, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.157 19.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7474',
    500: '#af3540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af3540;
$custom-light: #ce7474;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af3540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.59,
    "s": 53.509,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51308,
    "c": 0.15746,
    "h": 19.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF3540

secondary

#7CC4BD

accent

#DDD04B

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF3540

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

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