Recognised as Colour

#AF0201

#AF0201
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#AF0201 is a red with RGB values 175, 2, 1 and HSL 0°, 99%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#AF0201#AF0201

HEX#AF0201

RGBrgb(175, 2, 1)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.0078, 0.0039

RGB percentages68.6%, 0.8%, 0.4%

HSLhsl(0.3, 98.9%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.3, 99.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 98.9%, 99.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,469,313

CSS custom property--colour: #AF0201;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.42:1

Contrast with white7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#50FDFE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#493F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6100no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C20008no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 13.6 Dark red · ΔE 15.2 Maroon · ΔE 20.3 Brown · ΔE 22.3 Crimson · ΔE 22.5 Tomato · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#01AEAF

Analogous#AF0157, #AF5901

Triadic#01AF02, #0201AF

Split complementary#01AF59, #0157AF

Tetradic#57AF01, #01AEAF, #5901AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE7E7E

Lighter +30%#FE4C4B

Lighter +20%#FE1A18

Lighter +10%#E20301

Darker −10%#7C0101

Darker −20%#4A0100

Darker −30%#170000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B00100

Less saturated −25%#991817

Channel breakdown

R175

Red175 (68.6%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue1 (0.4%)

Hue0.34°

Saturation (HSL)98.86%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G 02 · B 01

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