Recognised as Colour

#AF2921

#AF2921
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#AF2921 is a red with RGB values 175, 41, 33 and HSL 3°, 68%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#AF2921#AF2921

HEX#AF2921

RGBrgb(175, 41, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.1608, 0.1294

RGB percentages68.6%, 16.1%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(3.4, 68.3%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.4, 81.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 76.6%, 81.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,479,329

CSS custom property--colour: #AF2921;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1081WCAG 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 6.64:1

Contrast with white6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#50D6DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534A1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original

Deuteranopia#74671Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C10029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 3.1 Brown · ΔE 8.4 Dark red · ΔE 11.8 Maroon · ΔE 14.5 Crimson · ΔE 20.2 Indian red · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 3.1, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#21A7AF

Analogous#AF2160, #AF7021

Triadic#21AF29, #2921AF

Split complementary#21AF70, #2160AF

Tetradic#60AF21, #21A7AF, #7021AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFB0AD

Lighter +30%#E78782

Lighter +20%#DF5E57

Lighter +10%#D7352C

Darker −10%#841F19

Darker −20%#591511

Darker −30%#2E0B09

Darker −40%#030101

More saturated +25%#C91207

Less saturated −25%#95403B

Channel breakdown

R175

G41

B33

Red175 (68.6%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue3.38°

Saturation (HSL)68.27%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G 29 · B 21

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