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Recognised as Colour

#AF555E

  • #AF555E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#AF555E is a red with RGB values 175, 85, 94 and HSL 354°, 36%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AF555E#AF555E
HEX#AF555E
RGBrgb(175, 85, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.6863, 0.3333, 0.3686
RGB percentages68.6%, 33.3%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(354, 36%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354, 51.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK0%, 51.4%, 46.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,490,654
CSS custom property--colour: #AF555E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#50AAA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68665Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E785Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BD4959no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 13.6Pale violetred · ΔE 19.3Light coral · ΔE 20.7Brown · ΔE 24.2Sienna · ΔE 25.1Rosy brown · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55AFA6
Analogous#AF558B, #AF7955
Triadic#5EAF55, #555EAF
Split complementary#55AF79, #558BAF
Tetradic#8BAF55, #55AFA6, #7955AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E0E1
Lighter +30%#E0BDC1
Lighter +20%#D09AA0
Lighter +10%#BF787F
Darker −10%#8E434A
Darker −20%#6B3338
Darker −30%#492226
Darker −40%#261214
More saturated +25%#CE3645
Less saturated −25%#907477

Channel breakdown

R175
G85
B94
Red175 (68.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue354°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AF · G 55 · B 5E

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