#AF3A2C

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #AF3A2C

At its core, #AF3A2C is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Brown. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(175, 58, 44).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 67% Magenta, 75% Yellow, and 31% Black. The HSL representation is 6.4° hue, 59.8% saturation, and 42.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF3A2C
RGB175, 58, 44
HSL6.4°, 59.8%, 42.9%
CMYK0%, 67%, 75%, 31%
HSV6.4°, 74.9%, 68.6%
LAB41.7, 46.8, 34.6
XYZ19.6, 12.3, 3.7
Decimal11483692

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.06:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.46:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.79:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.95:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF3A2C; }
.text-color { color: #AF3A2C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF3A2C; }

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