#AF5538#AF5538

#AF5538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.125 H 38.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF5538
RGB	rgb(175, 85, 56)
HSL	hsl(15, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(15, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.4%, 68%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 34.46, 33.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 48.17, 44.33°)
OKLab	oklab(55.47% 0.0982 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(55.47% 0.125 38.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.6435, 15.8991, 5.6697)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF5538 #3892AF

analogous

#AF3856 #AF5538 #AF9038

triadic

#AF5538 #38AF55 #5538AF

tetradic

#AF5538 #56AF38 #3892AF #9038AF

square

#AF5538 #56AF38 #3892AF #9038AF

split-complementary

#AF5538 #38AF90 #3856AF

monochromatic

#52281A #813E29 #AF5538 #CA755A #D99C88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#AF5538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AF5538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF5538

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF5538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF5538	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6335

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837736

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0434E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af5538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 85, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.125 38.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd876f',
    500: '#af5538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af5538;
$custom-light: #cd876f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af5538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.622,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55472,
    "c": 0.12531,
    "h": 38.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF5538

secondary

#80B3C3

accent

#B8DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF5538

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

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