#AF523B#AF523B

#AF523B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.127 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF523B
RGB	rgb(175, 82, 59)
HSL	hsl(12, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.1%, 66.3%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 36.20, 31.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 47.85, 40.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.1041 0.0731)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.127 35.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.4878, 15.4669, 5.9907)
Luminance	0.1546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF523B #3B98AF

analogous

#AF3B5E #AF523B #AF8C3B

triadic

#AF523B #3BAF52 #523BAF

tetradic

#AF523B #5EAF3B #3B98AF #8C3BAF

square

#AF523B #5EAF3B #3B98AF #8C3BAF

split-complementary

#AF523B #3BAF8C #3B5EAF

monochromatic

#53271C #813D2C #AF523B #C9735E #D89B8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#AF523B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#AF523B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF523B

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF523B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF523B	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6139

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817539

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF404D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af523b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 82, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.127 35.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8571',
    500: '#af523b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af523b;
$custom-light: #cd8571;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af523b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.897,
    "s": 49.573,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55047,
    "c": 0.12722,
    "h": 35.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF523B

secondary

#83B6C3

accent

#BED94F

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#150B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF523B

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

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