#AF3738#AF3738

#AF3738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.156 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF3738
RGB	rgb(175, 55, 56)
HSL	hsl(360, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(360, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 68%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.43, 48.67, 27.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.43, 55.75, 29.20°)
OKLab	oklab(51.38% 0.1425 0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(51.38% 0.156 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7613, 12.1347, 5.0423)
Luminance	0.1213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF3738 #37AFAE

analogous

#AF3774 #AF3738 #AF7237

triadic

#AF3738 #38AF37 #3738AF

tetradic

#AF3738 #74AF37 #37AFAE #7237AF

square

#AF3738 #74AF37 #37AFAE #7237AF

split-complementary

#AF3738 #37AF72 #3774AF

monochromatic

#521A1A #802829 #AF3738 #CB5959 #D98788

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#AF3738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#AF3738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF3738

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF3738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF3738	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585137

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C01639

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af3738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 55, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.156 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce756e',
    500: '#af3738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af3738;
$custom-light: #ce756e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af3738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.5,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51384,
    "c": 0.15608,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF3738

secondary

#7FC3C3

accent

#DCDA4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF3738

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

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