#AF0024

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #AF0024

At its core, #AF0024 is a dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Firebrick. Its digital footprint relies on 175 parts red, 0 parts green, and 36 parts blue light.

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, 79% Y, and 31% K. The HSL representation is 347.7° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 34.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF0024
RGB175, 0, 36
HSL347.7°, 100.0%, 34.3%
CMYK0%, 100%, 79%, 31%
HSV347.7°, 100.0%, 68.6%
LAB36.4, 61.1, 33.5
XYZ18.0, 9.2, 2.5
Decimal11468836

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.37:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.85:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.05:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.42:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF0024; }
.text-color { color: #AF0024; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF0024; }

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