Colour
#AF3F2A
- #AF3F2A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#AF3F2A is a red with RGB values 175, 63, 42 and HSL 9°, 61%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#AF3F2A#AF3F2A
HEX#AF3F2A
RGBrgb(175, 63, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2471, 0.1647
RGB percentages68.6%, 24.7%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(9.5, 61.3%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.5, 76%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 64%, 76%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,484,970
CSS custom property--colour: #AF3F2A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#50C0D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A9AAF
Analogous#AF2A57, #AF812A
Triadic#2AAF3F, #3F2AAF
Split complementary#2AAF82, #2A57AF
Tetradic#58AF2A, #2A9AAF, #812AAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G63
B42
Red175 (68.6%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue9.47°
Saturation (HSL)61.29%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 3F · B 2A
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