Colour

#AF272B

#AF272B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AF272B is a red with RGB values 175, 39, 43 and HSL 358°, 64%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AF272B#AF272B

HEX#AF272B

RGBrgb(175, 39, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.1529, 0.1686

RGB percentages68.6%, 15.3%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(358.2, 63.6%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.2, 77.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 77.7%, 75.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,478,827

CSS custom property--colour: #AF272B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1

Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#50D8D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#51492Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#726726no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C1002Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 4.8 Firebrick · ΔE 5.7 Dark red · ΔE 14.5 Maroon · ΔE 15.9 Crimson · ΔE 18.8 Indian red · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 4.81, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#27AFAB

Analogous#AF276F, #AF6727

Triadic#2BAF27, #272BAF

Split complementary#27AF67, #276FAF

Tetradic#6FAF27, #27AFAB, #6727AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEB4B5

Lighter +30%#E58A8D

Lighter +20%#DC6064

Lighter +10%#D2373B

Darker −10%#851E21

Darker −20%#5C1417

Darker −30%#320B0C

Darker −40%#080202

More saturated +25%#CA0C12

Less saturated −25%#944244

Channel breakdown

R175

G39

B43

Red175 (68.6%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue358.24°

Saturation (HSL)63.55%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G 27 · B 2B

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