#AF5656#AF5656

#AF5656 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.117 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF5656
RGB	rgb(175, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(0, 36%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 51%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 50.9%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.55, 36.23, 17.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.55, 40.04, 25.19°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% 0.1085 0.0427)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.117 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6883, 16.4439, 10.7814)
Luminance	0.1644 (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

#AF5656 #56AFAF

analogous

#AF5682 #AF5656 #AF8256

triadic

#AF5656 #56AF56 #5656AF

tetradic

#AF5656 #82AF56 #56AFAF #8256AF

square

#AF5656 #82AF56 #56AFAF #8256AF

split-complementary

#AF5656 #56AF82 #5682AF

monochromatic

#5E2D2D #884040 #AF5656 #C38080 #D6A9A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#AF5656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#AF5656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AF5656

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF5656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AF5656	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6555

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807854

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE4957

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af5656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.117 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8885',
    500: '#af5656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af5656;
$custom-light: #cb8885;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af5656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 35.743,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56175,
    "c": 0.11656,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF5656

secondary

#9DC4C4

accent

#CCCC5C

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAF0EF

border

#D3CBCA

text

#140B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF5656

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

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