Colour

#AF3948

#AF3948
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#AF3948 is a red with RGB values 175, 57, 72 and HSL 352°, 51%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AF3948#AF3948

HEX#AF3948

RGBrgb(175, 57, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2235, 0.2824

RGB percentages68.6%, 22.4%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(352.4, 50.9%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.4, 67.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 67.4%, 58.9%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,483,464

CSS custom property--colour: #AF3948;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1

Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#50C6B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575448no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#756C45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BF1F3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.7 Brown · ΔE 13.2 Firebrick · ΔE 20.9 Light coral · ΔE 24.9 Maroon · ΔE 25.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#39AFA0

Analogous#AF3983, #AF6539

Triadic#48AF39, #3948AF

Split complementary#39AF65, #3983AF

Tetradic#83AF39, #39AFA0, #6539AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDC7CC

Lighter +30%#E0A1A9

Lighter +20%#D47A86

Lighter +10%#C75462

Darker −10%#892C38

Darker −20%#622028

Darker −30%#3C1319

Darker −40%#150709

More saturated +25%#CC1C32

Less saturated −25%#92565E

Channel breakdown

R175

G57

B72

Red175 (68.6%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue352.37°

Saturation (HSL)50.86%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G 39 · B 48

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