#AF000F

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #AF000F

When working with digital screens, the color #AF000F is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Firebrick. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 175, 0, and 15.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 100% M, 91% Y, and 31% K. The HSL representation is 354.9° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 34.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF000F
RGB175, 0, 15
HSL354.9°, 100.0%, 34.3%
CMYK0%, 100%, 91%, 31%
HSV354.9°, 100.0%, 68.6%
LAB36.3, 60.6, 44.6
XYZ17.8, 9.1, 1.3
Decimal11468815

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.42:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.83:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.09:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.41:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF000F; }
.text-color { color: #AF000F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF000F; }

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Firebrick
#B22222