#AF3838#AF3838

#AF3838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.155 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF3838
RGB	rgb(175, 56, 56)
HSL	hsl(0, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 68%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.58, 48.26, 27.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.58, 55.48, 29.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.5% 0.1412 0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(51.5% 0.155 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.8093, 12.2307, 5.0583)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF3838 #38AFAF

analogous

#AF3873 #AF3838 #AF7338

triadic

#AF3838 #38AF38 #3838AF

tetradic

#AF3838 #73AF38 #38AFAF #7338AF

square

#AF3838 #73AF38 #38AFAF #7338AF

split-complementary

#AF3838 #38AF73 #3873AF

monochromatic

#521A1A #812929 #AF3838 #CA5A5A #D98888

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#AF3838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#AF3838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF3838

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF3838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF3838	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595237

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766C34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C01839

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af3838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 56, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.155 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce766e',
    500: '#af3838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af3838;
$custom-light: #ce766e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af3838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51497,
    "c": 0.15506,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF3838

secondary

#80C3C3

accent

#DBDB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF3838

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

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