Recognised as Colour
#AF402B
- #AF402B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#AF402B is a red with RGB values 175, 64, 43 and HSL 10°, 61%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#AF402B#AF402B
HEX#AF402B
RGBrgb(175, 64, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.251, 0.1686
RGB percentages68.6%, 25.1%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(9.5, 60.6%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.5, 75.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 63.4%, 75.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,485,227
CSS custom property--colour: #AF402B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#50BFD4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B9AAF
Analogous#AF2B58, #AF822B
Triadic#2BAF40, #402BAF
Split complementary#2BAF82, #2B58AF
Tetradic#58AF2B, #2B9AAF, #822BAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G64
B43
Red175 (68.6%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue9.55°
Saturation (HSL)60.55%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 40 · B 2B
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