#AF072C

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #AF072C

At its core, #AF072C is a dark and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Firebrick. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 175, 7, and 44.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 96% magenta, 75% yellow, and 31% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

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#AF072C
RGB175, 7, 44
HSL346.8°, 92.3%, 35.7%
CMYK0%, 96%, 75%, 31%
HSV346.8°, 96.0%, 68.6%
LAB36.8, 60.5, 29.1
XYZ18.2, 9.4, 3.2
Decimal11470636

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.27:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.89:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.95:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.46:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF072C; }
.text-color { color: #AF072C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF072C; }

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