#AF1D24

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #AF1D24

Visually, #AF1D24 is defined as a vivid red. Its closest recognized web color is Firebrick. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 175, 29, and 36.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 83% M, 79% Y, and 31% K. With a hue angle of 357.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF1D24
RGB175, 29, 36
HSL357.1°, 71.6%, 40.0%
CMYK0%, 83%, 79%, 31%
HSV357.1°, 83.4%, 68.6%
LAB38.1, 56.4, 35.2
XYZ18.4, 10.1, 2.7
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Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.02:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.64:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.57:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF1D24; }
.text-color { color: #AF1D24; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF1D24; }

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Firebrick
#B22222