#AF4542#AF4542

#AF4542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.140 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF4542
RGB	rgb(175, 69, 66)
HSL	hsl(2, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(2, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 62.3%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.90, 43.10, 24.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.90, 49.45, 29.36°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% 0.1269 0.0582)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.14 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.7926, 13.7663, 6.7154)
Luminance	0.1376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF4542 #42ACAF

analogous

#AF4276 #AF4542 #AF7B42

triadic

#AF4542 #42AF45 #4542AF

tetradic

#AF4542 #76AF42 #42ACAF #7B42AF

square

#AF4542 #76AF42 #42ACAF #7B42AF

split-complementary

#AF4542 #42AF7B #4276AF

monochromatic

#562220 #833331 #AF4542 #C66B68 #D79695

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#AF4542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#AF4542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF4542

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF4542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF4542	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605A41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A703F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3045

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af4542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 69, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.140 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7d76',
    500: '#af4542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af4542;
$custom-light: #cd7d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af4542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.651,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53288,
    "c": 0.13963,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF4542

secondary

#8AC1C2

accent

#D1D553

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF4542

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

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