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Recognised as Colour

#AF2D4A

  • #AF2D4A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#AF2D4A is a red with RGB values 175, 45, 74 and HSL 347°, 59%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AF2D4A#AF2D4A
HEX#AF2D4A
RGBrgb(175, 45, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.1765, 0.2902
RGB percentages68.6%, 17.6%, 29%
HSLhsl(346.6, 59.1%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.6, 74.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 74.3%, 57.7%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,480,394
CSS custom property--colour: #AF2D4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#50D2B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F4E4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#716947no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BF0339no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 16.6Indian red · ΔE 17.4Firebrick · ΔE 23.1Pale violetred · ΔE 26Crimson · ΔE 26.5Maroon · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DAF92
Analogous#AF2D8B, #AF512D
Triadic#4AAF2D, #2D4AAF
Split complementary#2DAF51, #2D8BAF
Tetradic#8BAF2D, #2DAF92, #512DAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDBBC6
Lighter +30%#E392A4
Lighter +20%#D96982
Lighter +10%#CE4160
Darker −10%#862339
Darker −20%#5E1828
Darker −30%#350E17
Darker −40%#0D0305
More saturated +25%#CB123B
Less saturated −25%#934959

Channel breakdown

R175
G45
B74
Red175 (68.6%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue346.62°
Saturation (HSL)59.09%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 2D · B 4A

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