Recognised as Colour
#AF0800
- #AF0800
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AF0800 is a red with RGB values 175, 8, 0 and HSL 3°, 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
#AF0800#AF0800
HEX#AF0800
RGBrgb(175, 8, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.0314, 0
RGB percentages68.6%, 3.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(2.7, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.7, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 95.4%, 100%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,470,848
CSS custom property--colour: #AF0800;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#50F7FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00A7AF
Analogous#AF0050, #AF5F00
Triadic#00AF08, #0800AF
Split complementary#00AF5F, #0050AF
Tetradic#50AF00, #00A7AF, #5F00AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G8
B0
Red175 (68.6%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue2.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 08 · B 00
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