#AF3A3A

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #AF3A3A

When working with digital screens, the color #AF3A3A is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Brown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 175, 58, and 58.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 67% yellow, and 31% black. The HSL representation is 0.0° hue, 50.2% saturation, and 45.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#AF3A3A
RGB175, 58, 58
HSL0.0°, 50.2%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 67%, 67%, 31%
HSV0.0°, 66.9%, 68.6%
LAB41.9, 47.5, 26.6
XYZ20.0, 12.4, 5.4
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Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.02:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.49:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.75:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.97:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF3A3A; }
.text-color { color: #AF3A3A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF3A3A; }

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