#AF5253#AF5253

#AF5253 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.122 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF5253
RGB	rgb(175, 82, 83)
HSL	hsl(359, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 53%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.1%, 52.6%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 38.03, 17.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 41.93, 24.92°)
OKLab	oklab(55.49% 0.1137 0.0441)
OKLCH	oklch(55.49% 0.122 21.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.2595, 15.7756, 10.0547)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF5253 #52AFAE

analogous

#AF5281 #AF5253 #AF7F52

triadic

#AF5253 #53AF52 #5253AF

tetradic

#AF5253 #81AF52 #52AFAE #7F52AF

square

#AF5253 #81AF52 #52AFAE #7F52AF

split-complementary

#AF5253 #52AF7F #5281AF

monochromatic

#5C2B2B #863E3F #AF5253 #C27C7D #D6A6A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#AF5253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AF5253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF5253

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF5253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF5253	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676352

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7651

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE4453

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af5253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 82, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.122 21.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8583',
    500: '#af5253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af5253;
$custom-light: #cb8583;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af5253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.355,
    "s": 36.759,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55493,
    "c": 0.12193,
    "h": 21.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF5253

secondary

#9AC3C3

accent

#CDCC5B

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAEFEF

border

#D3CACA

text

#140B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF5253

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

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