#AF3C42#AF3C42

#AF3C42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.150 H 21.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF3C42
RGB	rgb(175, 60, 66)
HSL	hsl(357, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(357, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.7%, 62.3%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, 47.18, 22.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 52.18, 25.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.1398 0.0537)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.15 21)
XYZ	xyz(20.2804, 12.7418, 6.5447)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF3C42 #3CAFA9

analogous

#AF3C7B #AF3C42 #AF6F3C

triadic

#AF3C42 #42AF3C #3C42AF

tetradic

#AF3C42 #7BAF3C #3CAFA9 #6F3CAF

square

#AF3C42 #7BAF3C #3CAFA9 #6F3CAF

split-complementary

#AF3C42 #3CAF6F #3C7BAF

monochromatic

#541D20 #812C31 #AF3C42 #C86065 #D88D91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#AF3C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#AF3C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF3C42

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF3C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF3C42	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5541

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776D3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0233F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af3c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 60, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.150 21.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7876',
    500: '#af3c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af3c42;
$custom-light: #cd7876;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af3c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.87,
    "s": 48.936,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52143,
    "c": 0.14977,
    "h": 21
  },
  "luminance": 0.12739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF3C42

secondary

#84C3C0

accent

#D8D14F

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF3C42

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

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