#AF163A

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Brown.

About #AF163A

Visually, #AF163A is defined as a vivid red. Designers often compare it to the standard color Brown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 175 red, 22 green, and 58 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 87% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF163A
RGB175, 22, 58
HSL345.9°, 77.7%, 38.6%
CMYK0%, 87%, 67%, 31%
HSV345.9°, 87.4%, 68.6%
LAB37.8, 58.9, 21.5
XYZ18.7, 10.0, 4.9
Decimal11474490

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.00:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
3.00:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.69:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.55:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF163A; }
.text-color { color: #AF163A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF163A; }

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