#AF2C0F

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #AF2C0F

The hex code #AF2C0F represents a beautifully specific shade of red. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Firebrick. In the RGB color space, it consists of 175 red, 44 green, and 15 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 75% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 10.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF2C0F
RGB175, 44, 15
HSL10.9°, 84.2%, 37.3%
CMYK0%, 75%, 91%, 31%
HSV10.9°, 91.4%, 68.6%
LAB39.5, 51.4, 46.9
XYZ18.7, 10.9, 1.6
Decimal11480079

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.19:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.29:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.71:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF2C0F; }
.text-color { color: #AF2C0F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF2C0F; }

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