Colour

#AF424F

#AF424F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#AF424F is a red with RGB values 175, 66, 79 and HSL 353°, 45%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#AF424F

RGBrgb(175, 66, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2588, 0.3098

RGB percentages68.6%, 25.9%, 31%

HSLhsl(352.8, 45.2%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.8, 62.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK0%, 62.3%, 54.9%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,485,775

CSS custom property--colour: #AF424F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#50BDB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C594Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#786F4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original

Tritanopia#BF2F47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11.6 Brown · ΔE 16.3 Light coral · ΔE 23 Pale violetred · ΔE 23 Firebrick · ΔE 24.5 Sienna · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42AFA2

Analogous#AF4285, #AF6B42

Triadic#4FAF42, #424FAF

Split complementary#42AF6B, #4285AF

Tetradic#85AF42, #42AFA2, #6B42AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDD0D3

Lighter +30%#DFABB1

Lighter +20%#D1868F

Lighter +10%#C3616C

Darker −10%#8A343E

Darker −20%#65262E

Darker −30%#40181D

Darker −40%#1B0A0C

More saturated +25%#CD2438

Less saturated −25%#916066

Channel breakdown

R175

G66

B79

Red175 (68.6%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue352.84°

Saturation (HSL)45.23%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AF · G 42 · B 4F

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