#AF423A

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #AF423A

When working with digital screens, the color #AF423A is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Brown. Its digital footprint relies on 175 parts red, 66 parts green, and 58 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 62% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF423A
RGB175, 66, 58
HSL4.1°, 50.2%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 62%, 67%, 31%
HSV4.1°, 66.9%, 68.6%
LAB43.2, 44.0, 28.2
XYZ20.4, 13.3, 5.5
Decimal11485754

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.66:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.48:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.11:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF423A; }
.text-color { color: #AF423A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF423A; }

Similar Colors

Brown
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