#AF3E38#AF3E38

#AF3E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.149 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF3E38
RGB	rgb(175, 62, 56)
HSL	hsl(3, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(3, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.6%, 68%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.53, 45.68, 28.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.53, 53.86, 31.99°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1331 0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.149 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.1177, 12.8475, 5.1611)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF3E38 #38A9AF

analogous

#AF386E #AF3E38 #AF7938

triadic

#AF3E38 #38AF3E #3E38AF

tetradic

#AF3E38 #6EAF38 #38A9AF #7938AF

square

#AF3E38 #6EAF38 #38A9AF #7938AF

split-complementary

#AF3E38 #38AF79 #386EAF

monochromatic

#521D1A #812E29 #AF3E38 #CA605A #D98C88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#AF3E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#AF3E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF3E38

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF3E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF3E38	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5537

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0233D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af3e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 62, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.149 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce796f',
    500: '#af3e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af3e38;
$custom-light: #ce796f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af3e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.025,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52211,
    "c": 0.14883,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF3E38

secondary

#80C0C3

accent

#D4DB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEC

border

#D4C9C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF3E38

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

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