#AF4940#AF4940

#AF4940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.135 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF4940
RGB	rgb(175, 73, 64)
HSL	hsl(5, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(5, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 63.4%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.59, 41.05, 26.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.59, 48.76, 32.67°)
OKLab	oklab(53.8% 0.1201 0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(53.8% 0.135 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.9891, 14.2519, 6.4951)
Luminance	0.1425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF4940 #40A6AF

analogous

#AF406F #AF4940 #AF8140

triadic

#AF4940 #40AF49 #4940AF

tetradic

#AF4940 #6FAF40 #40A6AF #8140AF

square

#AF4940 #6FAF40 #40A6AF #8140AF

split-complementary

#AF4940 #40AF81 #406FAF

monochromatic

#55241F #823630 #AF4940 #C76D65 #D79892

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#AF4940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#AF4940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF4940

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF4940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF4940	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C723E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3547

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af4940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 73, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.135 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7f75',
    500: '#af4940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af4940;
$custom-light: #cd7f75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af4940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.865,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53802,
    "c": 0.13548,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF4940

secondary

#88BEC3

accent

#CBD652

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF4940

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

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