Skip to the color picker

#af5550 color: Fortune Red

#af5550 is rgb(175, 85, 80) in RGB and oklch(55.889% 0.11862 24.858) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

3°
100%

55.9%
0.119
25°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.24:1Hard to read
Lc 30

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #af5550

#af5550 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 55.9% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 25°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.96:1 contrast and black text 4.24:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fortune Red (#b0534d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #af5550 mixed with white

  1. af5550
  2. b86660
  3. c27771
  4. ca8882
  5. d39893
  6. dba9a4
  7. e3bab6
  8. eacbc8
  9. f1dcda
  10. f8eeec

Darker: #af5550 mixed with black

  1. af5550
  2. 984944
  3. 813d39
  4. 6b312e
  5. 562624
  6. 411c1a
  7. 2e1110
  8. 1c0807
  9. 0b0202
  10. 010000

Calmer: #af5550 with less saturation

  1. af5550
  2. aa5954
  3. a55d58
  4. 9f605b
  5. 9a645f
  6. 946763
  7. 8e6a66
  8. 886c6a
  9. 826f6d
  10. 7b7271

Questions about #af5550

What color is #af5550?

#af5550 is soft red. The closest named color is Fortune Red. In RGB it is rgb(175, 85, 80), in HSL hsl(3.16, 37.25%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.889% 0.11862 24.858).

What colors go well with #af5550?

The complementary color of #af5550 is #008694. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a95478 and #a85f25. The triadic partners are #428646 and #5171ba.

Is white or black text more readable on #af5550?

White text reads better on #af5550: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and black gives 4.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #af5550 a warm or cool color?

#af5550 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 25 degrees, its lightness 55.9% and its chroma 0.119.