#AF160F

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #AF160F

The precise color #AF160F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Firebrick. Its digital footprint relies on 175 parts red, 22 parts green, and 15 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 91% 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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF160F
RGB175, 22, 15
HSL2.6°, 84.2%, 37.3%
CMYK0%, 87%, 91%, 31%
HSV2.6°, 91.4%, 68.6%
LAB37.3, 57.5, 45.4
XYZ18.1, 9.7, 1.4
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Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.13:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.94:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.82:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.50:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF160F; }
.text-color { color: #AF160F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF160F; }

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