Recognised as Colour
#AF1421
- #AF1421
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AF1421 is a red with RGB values 175, 20, 33 and HSL 355°, 79%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AF1421#AF1421
HEX#AF1421
RGBrgb(175, 20, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.0784, 0.1294
RGB percentages68.6%, 7.8%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(355, 79.5%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355, 88.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 88.6%, 81.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,473,953
CSS custom property--colour: #AF1421;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#50EBDE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#14AFA2
Analogous#AF146E, #AF5414
Triadic#21AF14, #1421AF
Split complementary#14AF54, #146EAF
Tetradic#6FAF14, #14AFA2, #5514AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G20
B33
Red175 (68.6%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue354.97°
Saturation (HSL)79.49%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 14 · B 21
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