Colour

#AF002E

#AF002E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#AF002E is a red with RGB values 175, 0, 46 and HSL 344°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#AF002E#AF002E

HEX#AF002E

RGBrgb(175, 0, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0, 0.1804

RGB percentages68.6%, 0%, 18%

HSLhsl(344.2, 100%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.2, 100%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 73.7%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,468,846

CSS custom property--colour: #AF002E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.34:1

Contrast with white7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#50FFD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#45402Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6228no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C1001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 11.8 Brown · ΔE 12.1 Crimson · ΔE 15.4 Dark red · ΔE 19.2 Maroon · ΔE 20.3 Indian red · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00AF81

Analogous#AF0085, #AF2A00

Triadic#2EAF00, #002EAF

Split complementary#00AF2A, #0085AF

Tetradic#85AF00, #00AF81, #2A00AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF7C9E

Lighter +30%#FF4979

Lighter +20%#FF1653

Lighter +10%#E2003B

Darker −10%#7C0021

Darker −20%#490013

Darker −30%#160006

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AF002E

Less saturated −25%#991638

Channel breakdown

R175

B46

Red175 (68.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue344.23°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G 00 · B 2E

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