#AF5540#AF5540

#AF5540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.123 H 34.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF5540
RGB	rgb(175, 85, 64)
HSL	hsl(11, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(11, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.4%, 63.4%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 34.97, 29.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 45.59, 39.91°)
OKLab	oklab(55.59% 0.1012 0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(55.59% 0.123 34.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8550, 15.9837, 6.7837)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF5540 #409AAF

analogous

#AF4063 #AF5540 #AF8D40

triadic

#AF5540 #40AF55 #5540AF

tetradic

#AF5540 #63AF40 #409AAF #8D40AF

square

#AF5540 #63AF40 #409AAF #8D40AF

split-complementary

#AF5540 #40AF8D #4063AF

monochromatic

#55291F #823F30 #AF5540 #C77865 #D79F92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#AF5540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#AF5540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF5540

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF5540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF5540	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C633E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82773E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF4450

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af5540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 85, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.123 34.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8775',
    500: '#af5540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af5540;
$custom-light: #cc8775;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af5540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.351,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55593,
    "c": 0.12262,
    "h": 34.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF5540

secondary

#88B8C3

accent

#BDD652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0ED

border

#D3CBC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF5540

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

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