#AF2C24

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #AF2C24

The precise color #AF2C24 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Firebrick. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 175, 44, and 36.

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 75% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 3.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF2C24
RGB175, 44, 36
HSL3.5°, 65.9%, 41.4%
CMYK0%, 75%, 79%, 31%
HSV3.5°, 79.4%, 68.6%
LAB39.7, 52.0, 36.9
XYZ18.9, 11.0, 2.8
Decimal11480100

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.55:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.21:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.26:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.73:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF2C24; }
.text-color { color: #AF2C24; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF2C24; }

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