Recognised as Colour
#AF3230
- #AF3230
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#AF3230 is a red with RGB values 175, 50, 48 and HSL 1°, 57%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#AF3230#AF3230
HEX#AF3230
RGBrgb(175, 50, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.1961, 0.1882
RGB percentages68.6%, 19.6%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(0.9, 57%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0.9, 72.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 71.4%, 72.6%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,481,648
CSS custom property--colour: #AF3230;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#50CDCF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#30ADAF
Analogous#AF306E, #AF7230
Triadic#30AF32, #3230AF
Split complementary#30AF72, #306DAF
Tetradic#6DAF30, #30ADAF, #7230AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G50
B48
Red175 (68.6%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue0.94°
Saturation (HSL)56.95%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 32 · B 30
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