#AF2400

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #AF2400

The precise color #AF2400 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Firebrick. In the RGB color space, it consists of 175 red, 36 green, and 0 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 79% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 12.3° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 34.3% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF2400
RGB175, 36, 0
HSL12.3°, 100.0%, 34.3%
CMYK0%, 79%, 100%, 31%
HSV12.3°, 100.0%, 68.6%
LAB38.5, 53.8, 51.6
XYZ18.3, 10.4, 1.0
Decimal11478016

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.83:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.08:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.53:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.61:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF2400; }
.text-color { color: #AF2400; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF2400; }

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