#AF5557#AF5557

#AF5557 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.118 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF5557
RGB	rgb(175, 85, 87)
HSL	hsl(359, 36%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 51%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.4%, 50.3%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.37, 36.85, 16.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.37, 40.25, 23.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% 0.1105 0.0407)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.118 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.6496, 16.3015, 10.9687)
Luminance	0.1630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF5557 #55AFAD

analogous

#AF5584 #AF5557 #AF8055

triadic

#AF5557 #57AF55 #5557AF

tetradic

#AF5557 #84AF55 #55AFAD #8055AF

square

#AF5557 #84AF55 #55AFAD #8055AF

split-complementary

#AF5557 #55AF80 #5584AF

monochromatic

#5E2C2D #874041 #AF5557 #C37F80 #D6A8A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#AF5557 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#AF5557 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF5557

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF5557	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF5557	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696557

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7755

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE4856

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af5557;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 85, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.118 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8786',
    500: '#af5557',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af5557;
$custom-light: #cb8786;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af5557",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.667,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56042,
    "c": 0.11775,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF5557

secondary

#9CC4C3

accent

#CCCA5C

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAF0EF

border

#D3CBCA

text

#140B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF5557

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

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