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#AF232E

#af232e ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#af232e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 13.73% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 73.71% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 355.29°, with 66.67% saturation and 41.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 2.44.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1051

Complementary

  1. #af232e
  2. #23afa4

Split complementary

  1. #af232e
  2. #23af5e
  3. #2374af

Analogous

  1. #af2374
  2. #af232e
  3. #af5e23

Triadic

  1. #af232e
  2. #2eaf23
  3. #232eaf

Tetradic

  1. #af232e
  2. #afa423
  3. #23afa4
  4. #232eaf

Square

  1. #af232e
  2. #74af23
  3. #23afa4
  4. #5e23af

Monochromatic

  1. #300a0c
  2. #6f161d
  3. #af232e
  4. #da4550
  5. #e7858c

Shades

#af232e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af232e
  2. #9e2029
  3. #8c1c25
  4. #7b1920
  5. #69151c
  6. #581217
  7. #460e12
  8. #350b0e
  9. #230709
  10. #120405
  11. #000000

Tints

#af232e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af232e
  2. #b73943
  3. #bf4f58
  4. #c7656d
  5. #cf7b82
  6. #d79197
  7. #dfa7ab
  8. #e7bdc0
  9. #efd3d5
  10. #f7e9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af232e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af232e
  2. #aa2c36
  3. #a6363e
  4. #a13f47
  5. #9c484f
  6. #985257
  7. #935b5f
  8. #8e6467
  9. #896d70
  10. #857778
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854b4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f482d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #716629 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c10029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #813c2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e532b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af232e {
  color: #af232e;
}
Background
.bg-af232e {
  background-color: #af232e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af232e {
  border: 2px solid #af232e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af232e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 35 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 67% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af232e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af232e, #af5e23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af232e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 35 46 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 2.44 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 2.44 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.65 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.66 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.87 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.60 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.78 #50dcd1 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Brown
#af232e  rgb(175, 35, 46)  hsl(355, 67%, 41%)  Brown
#23afa4  rgb(35, 175, 164)  hsl(175, 67%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#2eaf23  rgb(46, 175, 35)  hsl(115, 67%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#232eaf  rgb(35, 46, 175)  hsl(235, 67%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue