#AF3300

A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #AF3300

The precise color #AF3300 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Firebrick. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 175, 51, and 0.

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 71% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 17.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF3300
RGB175, 51, 0
HSL17.5°, 100.0%, 34.3%
CMYK0%, 71%, 100%, 31%
HSV17.5°, 100.0%, 68.6%
LAB40.4, 48.6, 52.4
XYZ18.9, 11.5, 1.2
Decimal11481856

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.37:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.30:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.09:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.80:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF3300; }
.text-color { color: #AF3300; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF3300; }

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Firebrick
#B22222