#AF3938#AF3938

#AF3938 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.154 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF3938
RGB	rgb(175, 57, 56)
HSL	hsl(1, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 68%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.73, 47.84, 27.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.73, 55.21, 29.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.61% 0.1399 0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(51.61% 0.154 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.8582, 12.3286, 5.0746)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF3938 #38AEAF

analogous

#AF3873 #AF3938 #AF7438

triadic

#AF3938 #38AF39 #3938AF

tetradic

#AF3938 #73AF38 #38AEAF #7438AF

square

#AF3938 #73AF38 #38AEAF #7438AF

split-complementary

#AF3938 #38AF74 #3873AF

monochromatic

#521B1A #812A29 #AF3938 #CA5B5A #D98988

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#AF3938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#AF3938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF3938

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF3938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF3938	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595237

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776C35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C01A3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af3938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 57, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.154 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce766e',
    500: '#af3938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af3938;
$custom-light: #ce766e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af3938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.504,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51612,
    "c": 0.15404,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF3938

secondary

#80C3C3

accent

#DADB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF3938

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

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