#AF4538#AF4538

#AF4538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.141 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF4538
RGB	rgb(175, 69, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(7, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 68%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.74, 42.47, 29.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.74, 51.99, 35.23°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% 0.123 0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.141 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5232, 13.6585, 5.2962)
Luminance	0.1366 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF4538 #38A2AF

analogous

#AF3866 #AF4538 #AF8138

triadic

#AF4538 #38AF45 #4538AF

tetradic

#AF4538 #66AF38 #38A2AF #8138AF

square

#AF4538 #66AF38 #38A2AF #8138AF

split-complementary

#AF4538 #38AF81 #3866AF

monochromatic

#52201A #813329 #AF4538 #CA665A #D99188

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#AF4538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#AF4538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF4538

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF4538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF4538	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615936

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7035

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C02E42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af4538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 69, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.141 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7d6f',
    500: '#af4538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af4538;
$custom-light: #cd7d6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af4538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.555,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53119,
    "c": 0.14145,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF4538

secondary

#80BCC3

accent

#CBDB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF4538

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

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