#AF4242#AF4242

#AF4242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.143 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF4242
RGB	rgb(175, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(0, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 62.3%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.37, 44.50, 23.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.37, 50.36, 27.92°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.1313 0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.143 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.6127, 13.4065, 6.6555)
Luminance	0.1340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF4242 #42AFAF

analogous

#AF4279 #AF4242 #AF7942

triadic

#AF4242 #42AF42 #4242AF

tetradic

#AF4242 #79AF42 #42AFAF #7942AF

square

#AF4242 #79AF42 #42AFAF #7942AF

split-complementary

#AF4242 #42AF79 #4279AF

monochromatic

#562020 #833131 #AF4242 #C66868 #D79595

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#AF4242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#AF4242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF4242

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF4242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF4242	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5841

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C02C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af4242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.143 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7b76',
    500: '#af4242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af4242;
$custom-light: #cd7b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af4242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52892,
    "c": 0.14303,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF4242

secondary

#8AC2C2

accent

#D5D553

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF4242

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

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