#AF3A1D

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #AF3A1D

The hex code #AF3A1D represents a beautifully specific shade of red. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Firebrick. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(175, 58, 29).

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 67% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 11.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red 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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF3A1D
RGB175, 58, 29
HSL11.9°, 71.6%, 40.0%
CMYK0%, 67%, 83%, 31%
HSV11.9°, 83.4%, 68.6%
LAB41.6, 46.3, 42.4
XYZ19.4, 12.2, 2.5
Decimal11483677

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.09:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.45:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.82:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.93:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF3A1D; }
.text-color { color: #AF3A1D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF3A1D; }

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