#AF2C42

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #AF2C42

When working with digital screens, the color #AF2C42 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Brown. Its digital footprint relies on 175 parts red, 44 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 62% yellow, and 31% black. 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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF2C42
RGB175, 44, 66
HSL349.9°, 59.8%, 42.9%
CMYK0%, 75%, 62%, 31%
HSV349.9°, 74.9%, 68.6%
LAB40.1, 53.4, 19.3
XYZ19.6, 11.3, 6.3
Decimal11480130

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.26:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.15:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.77:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF2C42; }
.text-color { color: #AF2C42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF2C42; }

Similar Colors

Brown
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