Recognised as Colour
#AF4843
- #AF4843
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#AF4843 is a red with RGB values 175, 72, 67 and HSL 3°, 45%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#AF4843#AF4843
HEX#AF4843
RGBrgb(175, 72, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.2824, 0.2627
RGB percentages68.6%, 28.2%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(2.8, 44.6%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.8, 61.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 58.9%, 61.7%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,487,299
CSS custom property--colour: #AF4843;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#50B7BC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#43AAAF
Analogous#AF4374, #AF7E43
Triadic#43AF48, #4843AF
Split complementary#43AF7E, #4374AF
Tetradic#74AF43, #43AAAF, #7E43AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R175
G72
B67
Red175 (68.6%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue2.78°
Saturation (HSL)44.63%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 48 · B 43
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